Hillary Clinton blasted the New York Times on Friday for publishing a report with "a lot of inaccuracies" about a potential criminal probe related to a private email account that she used while working under the Obama administration as Secretary of State.

On Thursday, the NYT reported that the Justice Department received a "criminal referral" from two inspectors general who were asking the Justice Department to investigate "whether Hillary Rodham Clinton mishandled sensitive government information on a private email account she used as secretary of state."

However, after receiving complaints from the Clinton campaign, the newspaper made significant changes to the story, saying that the inspectors general were asking for an "inquiry" to determine whether Clinton mishandled government information with her personal account.

In a correction statement, the New York Times admitted that its initial report, "using information from senior government officials, misstated the nature of the referral to the Justice Department regarding Hillary Clinton's personal email account while she was secretary of state. The referral addressed the potential compromise of classified information in connection with that personal email account. It did not specifically request an investigation into Mrs. Clinton."

A DOJ official also issued a statement Friday afternoon, clarifying that "The Department has received a referral related to the potential compromise of classified information. It is not a CRIMINAL referral."

On Friday, the former first lady addressed the NYT report and the claims that she was the target of a potential criminal probe.

"Maybe the heat is getting to everybody," Clinton said during a speech in New York City, reports NBC News. "We all have a responsibility to get this right."

She added that "we are all accountable to the American people to get the facts right and I will do my part, but I'm also going to stay focused on the issues, particularly the big issues that really matter to American families."

The two inspectors general who made the referral also released a joint statement, saying that it was "a security referral made for counterintelligence purposes."

Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill also slammed the newspaper for citing "partisan sources."

"It is now more clear than ever that the New York Times report claiming there is a criminal inquiry sought in Hillary Clinton's use of email is false," he said, reports Politico. "It has now been discredited both by the Justice Department and the Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee. This incident shows the danger of relying on reckless, inaccurate leaks from partisan sources."