Cyberattack that targeted Democrats reportedly bigger than it appears

A cyberattack that targeted members of the Democrats reportedly was more widespread than previously thought and affected the private email accounts of more than 100 officials and groups.

The New York Times reported Wednesday that the increasing scope of the hack prompted federal authorities to widen its investigation and that several Democratic officials have been notified that Russians may have tried to breach their accounts.

According to the report, the hack attack appeared to have targeted the personal email accounts of campaign officials for Hillary Clinton and a handful of different party groups.

Sources told Fox News last month that a hack into the House Democrats' campaign arm bears similarities to the breach of the Democratic National Committee files with early indications pointing to possible Russian involvement. The sources said the malware used in the breach of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is similar to that used in the DNC hack reported in June

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