Russian Intelligence Attempted To Hack Democratic Senator

Russian Intelligence Attempted To Hack Democratic Senator On Thursday, Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill acknowledged the hacking attempt by Russia’s GRU intelligence agency. Sen. Claire McCaskill, via CNN The attempted hack Hackers sent notification emails to targeted Senators alerting them that their Microsoft Exchange password had expired. If the "target" clicked on a link to change the password, Microsoft had taken over the fake domain name because the company has had a permanent injunction against GRU hackers since August of 2017. Microsoft VP Tom Burt, via The Daily Beast Microsoft VP Tom Burt, via The Daily Beast Senator McCaskill is a Democrat in a state that voted for Trump in the 2016 election and is considered vulnerable to defeat in 2018. Some are calling the attempted hack Russia's first crack at influencing the upcoming 2018 U.S. elections. Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, via CNN