Advertisement

What The Latest Microsoft Hack Might Mean For Election Security

06:06
Download Audio
Resume

Microsoft has announced a new Russian-backed hack, where hackers from the group formerly known as GRU targeted conservative think tank websites and tried to capture passwords from unsuspecting users.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Dan Frommer (@fromedome), editor-in-chief of Recode, about how significant this hack is and what the broader tech community is doing to protect the midterm elections.

This segment aired on August 21, 2018.

Advertisement

More from Here & Now

Listen Live
Close