(June 6th, 2016) James Clapper, the U.S. director of national intelligence, says that that hackers, possibly working for foreign governments, are spying on American presidential candidates.
As a result, government officials are working with the campaigns to tighten security. Presidential candidates often receive national security information, which could be compromised by hackers.
Such hacking has been done at least since the 2008 presidential campaign. Read this article.