Title: Attempted Hacking
of Voter Database Was a False Alarm, Democratic Party Says
Author: Eileen Sullivan, Noah Weiland, Kate
Conger, The New York Times
Date: 23 August 2018
Abstract:
The suspected hacking attempt of the
Democratic National Committee’s voter database this week was a false alarm, and
the unusual activity that raised concern was merely a test, party officials
said on Thursday. The blunder was caused by a lack of communication between the
national committee and one of its state branches, the officials said. The
Michigan Democratic Party had hired hackers to simulate an attack known as
phishing, but did not inform the national committee.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/23/us/politics/democratic-hacking-voter-database-false-alarm.html
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