Russian hackers have been targeting liberal organizations in the U.S. for potential extortion opportunities, Bloomberg is reporting based on sources familiar with related investigations.

Russian hackers have been targeting liberal organizations in the U.S. for potential extortion opportunities, Bloomberg is reporting based on sources familiar with related investigations.
According to the media outlet, at least 12 groups have been impacted by such attempts since the election. 
These cases reportedly follow a similar pattern: sensitive documents are located, and hackers demand a payment for not releasing them, typically in bitcoin which is designed to be untraceable. 
Bloomberg says that hackers have demanded $30,000 to $150,000 and that at least some of the organizations have paid. 
Two specific groups were named in the article--Arabella Advisors which guides investors towards liberal causes and the Center for American Progress, or CAP, a progressive think tank. 
However, Neera Tanden, the president of the latter group, tweeted Monday morning, “This story is wrong as it relates to CAP. We have been neither hacked nor faced any ransom.” 
The FBI is reportedly pursuing the string of hacks which have not been found to have political ties thus far.