Foreign cyber-hackers “with a variety of motivations” are targeting this year’s US presidential candidates, the nation’s top intelligence official warned on Wednesday (18 May). National Intelligence Director James Clapper said the problem is only likely to grow “as the campaigns intensify” at an event hosted by the Bipartisan Policy Center.
Government officials are working with the campaigns to bolster their security as the race for the White House continues.
“We have already had some indications of that, and a combination of DHS, FBI are doing what they can to educate both candidates of potential cyber threats,” Clapper said, according to multiple reports. “I anticipate as the campaigns intensify we will probably have more of it.”
However, he did not specify details on the attacks, if they have already occurred, or which candidates they were advising. For the full article click here
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