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August 23, 2018 06:37 pm GMT
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False alarm: DNC backtracks on voter database hacking attempt claim
Whoops! One day after reports broke about a hacking attempt targeting the Democratic National Committee’s voter database, the DNC is admitting the whole incident was a false alarm.
Reported yesterday by CNN, the DNC reached out to the FBI for assistance after cybersecurity firm Lookout warned party officials of an extremely convincing fake login page it discovered that appeared to be part of a spear phishing operation. Lookout also reached out to the NGP Van, the DNC voter database management company and DigitalOcean, the web host that was hosting the fake site. Read more...
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