The DNC reported an attempted hack on its voter database to the FBI

The Democratic National Committee reached out to the FBI on Tuesday to report an attempted hack on its voter database, CNN reported Wednesday, citing a "Democratic source."

A cybersecurity firm alerted the DNC that a fake login page was created in an effort to gain access to the party's database, though it's unclear who was behind the suspected spearphishing operation. The source said there's no reason to believe that the attack was successful, but the cybersecurity firm's vice president of security intelligence told CNN the effort was "very convincing" and would have been "very effective" had it not been caught.

The DNC's chief security officer, Bob Lord, said in a statement that the Trump administration needs to "take more aggressive steps to protect our voting systems. It is their responsibility to protect our democracy from these types of attacks." Read more at CNN.

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