Intelligence: Hackers Are Spying on Presidential Candidates, Expect More Cyber Threats

The Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, says foreign hackers are spying on presidential candidates, and expects more cyber threats towards campaigns.
Intelligence: Hackers Are Spying on Presidential Candidates, Expect More Cyber Threats
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Foreign hackers are spying on presidential candidates, said the Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper.

“We’ve already had some indications” of hacking, Clapper said, according to AP.

Clapper said the FBI and the Homeland Security Department are working with the current presidential campaigns to tighten up security.

Speaking at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, Clapper said the intelligence community expects more cyber threats towards campaigns.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images and Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AFP/Getty Images and Spencer Platt/Getty Images