US Mid-Term Elections: Republican Committee Reports FBI Attacks

US Republican Party campaigners saw their email accounts hacked in anticipation of this year's mid-term elections, he emerged.

The Republican National Convention Committee (NRCC)) stated to have been a victim of a cyber-intrusion by an "unknown entity" and to have informed the FBI.

Party officials stated that none of these e-mails had been made public.

hack, said the accounts of four main assistants had been targeted.

He said the accounts were compromised for several months until the intrusion was detected in April by a NRCC official who alerted the committee.

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Politico, citing senior p Artistic leaders said that the NRCC had hidden the details of piracy to the party leadership, as well as to members of its assembly, fearing that this would render more difficult to find the culprit.

NRCC spokesperson Ian Prior said: "The NRCC can confirm that it was the victim of a cyber-intrusion by an unknown entity." The cybersecurity of the Committee's data is paramount and as soon as she learned about the intrusion, the NRCC immediately launched an internal investigation and informed the FBI, which is currently investigating the case. "

He added:" For protect the integrity of this investigation., The NRCC will not make further comments on this incident. "