Cybersecurity
FBI Said to Have High Confidence Russia Hacked Democrats
- Federal investigation expanding beyond intrusions at DNC, DCCC
- ‘This is an electronic Watergate,’ Democrat Pelosi says
FBI Expands Hacking Investigation
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The FBI has high confidence the Russian government hacked U.S. Democratic Party groups and the personal e-mails of political operatives, according to a person familiar with the findings, a development sure to heighten tensions between Moscow and Washington.
The federal investigation into the hacks has expanded based on evidence that other Democratic-affiliated groups were targeted in addition to the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. That includes the likelihood that personal e-mail accounts of party groups and officials were breached, according to the person, who asked not be identified in order to speak about an ongoing investigation.