The two officials said the hackers had this time set up a fake D.N.C. login page that mimicked the political party’s real website, in order to gather the names, passwords and other credentials of those using the voter database. “While it’s clear that the actors were going after the party’s most sensitive information — the voter file — the D.N.C. was able to prevent a hack by working with the cyber ecosystem to identify it and take steps to stop it,” he said in a statement. Ahead of the midterm elections, political groups and government organizations have been on high alert for hacking attempts and foreign interference.

Source: New York Times August 22, 2018 18:17 UTC