The Heritage Foundation has reported a breach believed to have been carried out by Russian hackers ahead of the US Presidential election . It is now feared that potentially embarrassing information about the Foundation and its activities could be made public , playing into the hands of Republican presidential nominee , Donald Trump . Claims suggest the people behind this breach have also targeted the Democratic National Committee as well as 4,000 individuals including lawyers , journalists , and political aides . A warning was issued in May to presidential hopefuls , suggesting that they prepare for an upswing in cyber attacks during the campaign .
The Clinton Foundation has suffered a breach believed to have been carried out by Russian hackers ahead of the US Presidential election. It is now feared that potentially embarrassing information about the Foundation and its activities could be made public, playing into the hands of Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump. Claims suggest the hackers behind this breach have also targeted the Democratic National Committee as well as 4,000 individuals including lawyers, advisers, and party aides. A warning was issued in May to presidential hopefuls, suggesting that they prepare for an upswing in cyber attacks during the campaign.