Wednesday 22 June 2016

Report: Russian Hackers Breached Clinton Foundation

Russian hackers have infiltrated The Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation, according to a news report that comes days after disclosures that the country’s operatives targeted the Democratic National Committee’s computer network.

Bloomberg, citing three unnamed sources familiar with the matter, reported Tuesday that government investigators detected the data breach as recently as last week and that the attack was part of a broader campaign seeking information from more than 4,000 individuals that included political advisers, lawyers and party aides.

The report comes amid lingering questions about the Clinton Foundation’s fundraising as well as allegations that the Democratic front-runner’s use of a personal email server during her term as secretary of state potentially exposed sensitive information to hackers.

A spokesman told Bloomberg that the foundation was unaware of the hack.

The incident follows findings this week from cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike and Fidelis that suggest members of Russian intelligence agencies accessed the networks of the Democratic National Committee for nearly a year and downloaded data, including opposition research about Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. The Russian government has denied involvement. For the full article click here



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