Cyberattack that targeted Democrats reportedly bigger than it appears

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A cyberattack that targeted members of the Democrats reportedly was more widespread than previously thought and affected the private email accounts of more than 100 officials and groups.
The New York Times reported Wednesday that the increasing scope of the hack prompted federal authorities to widen its investigation and that several Democratic officials have been notified that Russians may have tried to breach their accounts.
According to the report, the hack attack appeared to have targeted the personal email accounts of campaign officials for Hillary Clinton and a handful of different party groups.
Sources told Fox News last month that a hack into the House Democrats’ campaign arm bears similarities to the breach of the Democratic National Committee files with early indications pointing to possible Russian involvement. The sources said the malware used in the breach of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is similar to that used in the DNC hack reported in June.
The New York Times reported that the Democratic Governors’ Association may have also been affected by the security breach. Democratic officials said they fear another batch of internal messages may be dumped soon.
The latest releases of emails from the Democratic National Committee cost Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz her job before the convention in Philadelphia. CEO Amy Dacey; chief finance officer Brad Marshall; and communications director Luis Miranda also stepped down last week.

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The FBI and other intelligence officials are taking the matter seriously and have briefed staff members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committee on the investigation into the security breach of the DNC, according to The Times.
The paper reported that groups tied to the Democratic Party have been going through files and emails to see what may have been compromised and have also been beefing up cybersecurity defenses.
A DNC member said the threats have been taken “seriously,” but declined to further explain what measures have been taken to ensure that their security was up to par and wouldn’t be breached again.