Clinton’s Email Server Targeted By Russian Hackers: 'She Received Spam Like Millions Of Americans,' Said Campaign Spokesperson
Russian hackers have tried to hack Hillary Clinton's email server, reported Telegraph. As per emails released on Wednesday, Russia-linked hackers have tried to gain access to Hillary Clinton's private email account while she was Secretary of State.
On morning of August 03, 2011, Clinton had received emails disguised as speeding tickets. The five emails received in close succession in August 2011 contain directions to reply to a court in the misspelled New York town of "Chatam", or Chatham - a two hour drive from the Clinton family home in Chappaqua, stated The Guardian.
Printing of these tickets would have given access to hackers to take control of her computer. However, it remains unclear whether she opened and printed those tickets and hackers were able to take control of her computer. This is latest development in the series of email controversy that plagues Hillary Clinton's press campaign.
A private-sector IT security researcher source that was close to research of the malware used told Fox News that Russia-based hacking teams were targeting the State Department, specifically, by deploying a "blast approach" of phishing emails.
Spokesperson for Clinton's Democratic presidential campaign, Nick Merrill stated that they have no evidence suggesting that she replied to those emails or opened the attachments. Also, there was no evidence that the system was ever breached. These emails just reveal that she received spam email just like millions of other Americans, said CBS News.
As a part of an effort to comply with Freedom of Information Act suit, the State Department has released batches of emails sent ever since June 2015 by Clinton from her time as secretary of state. With batch of emails revealed on Wednesday, there are more than 37 percent of emails that have been made public and the State Department intends to finish publishing all emails in January 2016. This will be in accordance with a federal judge's order, said CBS News.
