DNC Says Attempted Cyberattack Wasn't Russia. It Was A Test From Michigan

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/23/641189337/dnc-says-attempted-cyberattack-wasnt-russia-it-was-a-test-from-michigan?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

The Democratic National Committee acknowledged on Thursday that an attempted cyberattack it reported to the FBI actually was a security test by friendly volunteers from Michigan.

DNC security boss Bob Lord said in a statement that a "third party" launched a "simulated phishing test on" the party's voter database — one Lord had announced on Wednesday in what at first appeared to be a warning about more foreign active measures this year.

On Thursday, a Democratic Party official confirmed to NPR that the origin of the test was a group of "white hat" specialists working for the Michigan Democratic Party.

The state party officials evidently did not communicate with the DNC about the test.