democrats. as t"the daily beast" reported, hackers have targeted at least one vulnerable senate democrat running for re-election. missouri senator clare make haskill. in a statement, she confirmed the attack. while this attack was not successful, it is outrageous that they think they can get away with this. i will not be intimidated. i have said it before and i will say it again. putin is a thug and a bully. in about 30 minutes at the white house, the president will meet in the situation room with his national security council to talk about election security. will this come up? will the threat of russian interference be on the agenda? kend delaney is the intelligence and national security report for nbc news. a congressional reporter for "the daily beast." he shares the by-line on that report. david hickton is the founding director of the institute for cyberlaw, policy, and security at the university of pittsburgh.