DNC: We Were Hacked! … Oh, wait, never mind. – IOTW Report

DNC: We Were Hacked! … Oh, wait, never mind.

DC: The Democratic National Committee (DNC) appeared to walk back claims it had detected sophisticated attempts at hacking into its voter database, announcing on Thursday that it was just a subcontractor’s unauthorized security test.

The DNC called the FBI on Wednesday claiming an unidentified person or service had created a login page to trick DNC staffers into providing their usernames and passwords, CNN first reported.

Such technology breaches are known as phishing attacks, and are relatively common. However, the DNC had to walk back its hacking claims after further investigation revealed it was simply an unauthorized test by a third party, and not a real attempt to obtain voter data, according to Axiosmore here

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