Clinton's campaign hacked

The computer network used by Hillary Clinton's campaign was hacked, part of a larger attack on Democratic political organizations.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Photo: Reuters

The latest attack was revealed to the news agency by sources.Reutersyesterday, following news of cyber-attacksDemocratic National Committee (NDC) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC).

According toBBCThe Clinton campaign said its data analysis program, which is shared with other agencies, was hacked. But Clinton's press secretary, Nick Merrill, said there was "no evidence that our internal systems were compromised."The US Department of Justice did not comment.

The US Justice Department's national security unit is investigating whether cyber attacks on Democratic political organizations pose a threat to US security, an unnamed source familiar with the matter told the news agency yesterday.

The involvement of the Justice Department's national security unit is a sign that the Obama administration has concluded the cyberattack was state-sponsored, people familiar with the investigation said.The US Department of Justice did not comment.

Many US officials believe the cyberattacks were carried out by agents working for the Russian government. The Russian government has denied involvement and condemned “malicious anti-Russian” rhetoric from Washington.

According to VNE