Feared DNC hack was actually a security test
Source: Axios
Joe Uchill 11 mins ago
The DNC walked back an assertion that it had detected a "sophisticated" hacking attempt early Thursday, announcing instead that it was simply a subcontractor's unauthorized security test.
Why it matters: While this is a slight black eye for the DNC, who look a little foolish for riling up the press over what turned out to be an internal matter, it's a massive victory for Lookout, the third-party security firm that caught the "attempt" with its unique approach to discovering phishing sites.
What actually happened:
The DNC uses the contractor NGP VAN to manage its digital voter operations specifically, a product known as VoteBuilder.
Lookout discovered what appeared to be a newly-registered phishing site meant to look like the NGP VAN site and alerted several stakeholders.
Read more: https://www.axios.com/dnc-hacking-phishing-security-test-lookout-5db16d25-4e9b-4194-b0d7-3dd6e3573e5a.html
Roy Rolling
(6,941 posts)An unauthorized phishing security test outside of any website operator's scope is a security violation. If the DNC allows this, the are giving the keys to their online identity to the wrong people.
forgotmylogin
(7,539 posts)"Please for to go back to how you were doing, all is normal here."
WhiteTara
(29,728 posts)no matter what they call it.