I wonder if this may have been a spin to cover if somehow the server wasn't hacked but stolen from within (rich) by Russians.

https://www.scribd.com/document/409364009/Kavalec-Less-Redacted-Memo

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/442944-fbis-steele-story-falls-apart-false-intel-and-media-contacts-were-flagged?amp&__twitter_impression=true