Democrats Now Say Hacking Attempt Was Test From Within

Democrats Now Say Hacking Attempt Was Test From Within

August 23, 2018, 10:35 AM

Democrats Now Say Hacking Attempt Was Test From Within

FILE - people stand outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington.
FILE – people stand outside the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington.

CHICAGO —

What the Democratic Party first thought was a malicious attempt to hack the party's massive voter information file turned out to be just a security test.

The admission from a senior Democratic official comes a day after party officials said a hacking attempt was successfully thwarted.

The official says the national party has since learned that the Michigan Democratic Party arranged the phishing attempt as a test of login security, but did not alert the party or the internet platform that hosts the data.

Without knowing it was a test, the party was alerted by web security monitors who'd identified the attempt as a threat.

The official wasn't authorized to speak about sensitive security information and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

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