US Democrats say hack alert was false alarm

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Incorrectly interpreted security testing.

US Democrats say hack alert was false alarm
US Democratic National Committee officials incorrectly interpreted security testing conducted on behalf of Michigan Democrats as a sign foreign hackers were looking to attack a party voter database, a DNC source said on Thursday. The DNC earlier on Thursday blamed the incident on a "third party" ...

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