DNC hack was actually 'internal' security test, Democrats admit

Phishing attempt was arranged by Michigan party, says source Attack ‘was not authorized by the DNC’ The Democratic party has admitted that what it first thought was a malicious attempt to hack the party’s massive voter information file turned out to be just a security test. Bob Lord, the Democratic National Committee’s chief security officer, said on Thursday the attempted hack was “built by a third party as part of a simulated phishing test”. Continue reading... source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/aug/23/dnc-hack-was-actually-internal-security-test-democrats-admit #Headlines by: Associated Press in Chicago

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