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Russian Hackers’ New Target: a Vulnerable Democratic Senator

Aaron Fox

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Sen. Claire McCaskill is a top target for Republicans looking to grow their slim Senate majority in 2018. Turns out, Russia's "Fancy Bear" hackers are going after her staff, too.

The Russian intelligence agency behind the 2016 election cyberattacks targeted Sen. Claire McCaskill as she began her 2018 re-election campaign in earnest, a Daily Beast forensic analysis reveals. That makes the Missouri Democrat the first identified target of the Kremlin's 2018 election interference.

McCaskill, who has been highly critical of Russia over the years, is widely considered to be among the most vulnerable Senate Democrats facing re-election this year as Republicans hope to hold their slim majority in the Senate. In 2016, President Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by almost 20 points in the senator's home state of Missouri.

There's no evidence to suggest that this attempt to lure McCaskill staffers was successful. The precise purpose of the approach was also unclear. Asked about the hack attempt by Russia's GRU intelligence agency, McCaskill told The Daily Beast on Thursday that she wasn't yet prepared to discuss it.

"I'm not going to speak of it right now," she said. "I think we'll have something on it next week. I'm not going to speak about it right now. I can't confirm or do anything about it right now."

The senator later released a statement asserting that the cyberattack was unsuccessful.
Yep... this pretty much sums up the situation right now:
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