It’s worse.
WASHINGTON — A Russian cyberattack that targeted Democratic politicians was bigger than it first appeared and breached the private email accounts of more than 100 party officials and groups, officials with knowledge of the case said Wednesday.
The widening scope of the attack has prompted the F.B.I. to broaden its investigation, and agents have begun notifying a long list of Democratic officials that the Russians may have breached their personal accounts.
The main targets appear to have been the personal email accounts of Hillary Clinton’s campaign officials and party operatives, along with a number of party organizations.
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...organizations like the Democratic Governors’ Association may also have been affected, according to Democrats involved in the investigation.
Democrats say they are bracing for the possibility that another batch of damaging or embarrassing internal material could become public before the November presidential election.
None of this should cause anyone to panic. If anything has been demonstrated by the extensive email leaks so far, it’s just how clean most of these folks are, especially Clinton herself.
What’s more, the fact that Russia was involved on behalf of Trump is now widely known, which should engender some skepticism and caution among media figures reporting on the issue if an when any other leaks take place.
However, it would not be surprising if some embarrassing material is released, especially if Russia/Julian Assange do so selectively or alter material. I’ve said it before, but Assange is far closer to James O’Keefe than some sort of freedom of information activist. And his statements and actions with respect to the campaign have been those of a smear artist.
The bigger story is the amount of time and effort Russia has put into trying to help Donald Trump. It really brings home why so many national security experts, across the political spectrum, have identified Trump as a particular threat to national security.
And for God’s sake, use strong passwords and don’t click on unexpected email attachments.