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| Hack of Democrats' Accounts Was Wider Than Believed, Officials Say |
| 2016-08-12 |
| [NYT] WASHINGTON -- A Russian cyberattack that targeted Democratic politicians was bigger than it first appeared and breached the private email accounts of more than 100 party officials and groups, officials with knowledge of the case said Wednesday. The widening scope of the attack has prompted the F.B.I. to broaden its investigation, and agents have begun notifying a long list of Democratic officials that the Russians may have breached their personal accounts. The main targets appear to have been the personal email accounts of Hillary Clinton’s campaign officials and party operatives, along with a number of party organizations. Officials have acknowledged that the Russian hackers gained access to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is the fund-raising arm for House Democrats, and to the Democratic National Committee, including a D.N.C. voter analytics program used by Mrs. Clinton’s presidential campaign. But the hack now appears to have extended well beyond those groups, and organizations like the Democratic Governors’ Association may also have been affected, according to Democrats involved in the investigation. However, in a statement Thursday, the governors association said it "was informed that our analytics data was not compromised as part of the D.N.C. breach that affected the Clinton campaign." The group added that "we have no reason to believe that any D.G.A. emails were compromised by the D.N.C. breach." Democrats say they are bracing for the possibility that another batch of damaging or embarrassing internal material could become public before the November presidential election. The attack has already proved politically damaging. On the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last month, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz resigned as D.N.C. chairwoman after WikiLeaks released a trove of hacked internal emails showing party officials eager for Mrs. Clinton to win the nomination over Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont. American intelligence agencies have said they have "high confidence" that the attack was the work of Russian intelligence agencies. It has injected a heavy dose of international intrigue into an already chaotic presidential campaign as Democrats have alleged that the Russians are trying to help tilt the election toward the Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump. Reuters - Congressional leaders were briefed a year ago on hacking of Democrats - sources |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 Breaking in the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3738270/Hacker-gave-DNC-emails-WikiLeaks-publishes-phone-numbers-Democrat-House-Representatives.html |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2016-08-12 19:32 |
| #9 Not a hack. Inside job. Just like Snowden. |
| Posted by: Rupert Darling of the Danes5790 2016-08-12 16:55 |
| #8 They'll just ratchet up the attack on Trump to unprecedented hate levels, till he's either assassinated or grievously injured. Didn't I see this last night on ABC? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2016-08-12 11:35 |
| #7 The real treasure trove would be the hack and stealing of data from the Clinton Foundation. Posted by DarthVader Precisely why numerous requests from various FBI offices to initiate an investigation were thwarted by the DoJ. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-08-12 09:00 |
| #6 The real treasure trove would be the hack and stealing of data from the Clinton Foundation. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2016-08-12 08:57 |
| #5 I figger Hilly's wide-open server was the back door to the rest of the Democratic Party. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-08-12 08:52 |
| #4 Hey, all the doors were left wide open with a welcome mat out front. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2016-08-12 08:51 |
| #3 Maybe having Hillary's guy setup their email server wasn't such a good idea. Agree that they will pump up the hate until some whack job (and they have plenty!) takes a shot at Trump. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2016-08-12 08:02 |
| #2 They'll just ratchet up the attack on Trump to unprecedented hate levels, till he's either assassinated or grievously injured. She's that bad of a candidate that is the only way for the oligarchy to retain their power. Welcome to Rome, baby. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2016-08-12 07:14 |
| #1 Is the stage being set to challenge a November outcome, or are we just going to cancel or postpone the election pending a HRC and Foundation 'Clean Bill of Health ?' Now where is my Diazepam auto-injector pen ? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-08-12 02:54 |