A legal rep for Hillary Clinton confirmed that the FBI is looking into the security system she used to protect her private email account while working under the Obama administration as Secretary of State

The Washington Post first reported on Tuesday night that the FBI was looking into Clinton's private email setup. In particular, FBI agents are examining the security used to protect information on the server that Clinton kept at her home in Chappaqua, New York.

"Quite predictably, after the IC (intelligence community) IG (inspector general) made a referral to ensure that materials remain properly stored, the government is seeking assurance about the storage of those materials," said Clinton's attorney, David Kendall, in a statement to CNN.

Her attorney added both he and Clinton were "actively cooperating" with the inquiry.

"An FBI investigation into Hillary Clinton's secret email isn't some housekeeping measure that has nothing to do with the candidate; it's the direct result of a reckless decision she made to undermine transparency laws, which has placed our national security at risk," said Republican National Committee Press Secretary Allison Moore in a statement.

The FBI has also been in contact with the Denver-based technology firm that helped manage the unique system, said two unnamed federal officials.

The FBI's interest in Clinton's email system comes weeks after the intelligence community's inspector general referred the issue to the Justice Department back in July. Intelligence officials said they were concerned that the government did not have access to sensitive info, which could be "compromised." The referral, however, did not accuse Clinton of wrongdoing.

Last month, the 2016 presidential candidate blasted The New York Times for publishing a report with "a lot of inaccuracies" that characterized the DOJ referral as a potential criminal probe into her private email account.

The New York Times had reported the Department of Justice received a "criminal referral" from two inspectors general who were asking 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 revised its story, saying the inspectors general were asking for an "inquiry" to determine whether Clinton mishandled government information with her personal account.

The New York Times also submitted a correction statement, admitting 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."