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Corruption Currents: Hack of Democrats Larger than Previously Reported.

The cyberattack on Democratic politicians was far wider than earlier believed, officials said, and the White House is considering sanctionson Russia. Top Congressional leaders were told a year ago about Russian hacking of Democrats. The hackers allegedly also accessed data from NATO and George Soros. Is Russia trying to deflect blame? Moscow denies involvement. (NY Times, WSJ, Reuters, Bloomberg, Washington Post).

Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz
 at the Democratic National Convention last month.
She resigned as chairwoman of the
Democratic National Committee after a trove
of hacked internal emails was released.Credit   Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Hack of Democrats’ Accounts Was Wider Than Believed, Officials Say;

WASHINGTON — A Russian cyberattack that targeted Democratic politicians was bigger than it first appeared and breached the private email accounts of more than 100 party officials and groups, officials with knowledge of the case said Wednesday.

The widening scope of the attack has prompted the F.B.I. to broaden its investigation, and agents have begun notifying a long list of Democratic officials that the Russians may have breached their personal accounts.

The main targets appear to have been the personal email accounts ofHillary Clinton’s campaign officials and party operatives, along with a number of party organizations.

Officials have acknowledged that the Russian hackers gained access to theDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which is the fund-raising arm for House Democrats, and to the Democratic National Committee, including a D.N.C. voter analytics program used by Mrs. Clinton’s presidential campaign.

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