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Wisconsin Republicans say last minute hack cost party $2 million meant to reelect Trump

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Less than a week before Election Day in a vital swing state, Wisconsin Republicans said on Thursday that hackers made off with $2.3 million devoted to reelecting President Donald Trump. The Republican Party of Wisconsin said it first detected the attack on Oct. 22, then notified the FBI the following day about doctored invoices in the names of its vendors. “Cybercriminals, using a sophisticated phishing attack, stole funds intended for the re-election of President Trump, altered invoices and committed wire fraud,” the party’s chairman, Andrew Hitt, said in a statement. “These criminals exhibited a level of familiarity with state party operations at the end of the campaign to commit this crime.” It’s common for hacking victims to claim they were the victims of “sophisticated” attacks, whether the attacks were rudimentary or not. Hitt and a party spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions seeking further details, including any evidence the […]

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Monero scam was at the center of Trump campaign website defacement

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The brief defacement of President Trump’s campaign website Tuesday night serves as another reminder that when cybercriminals want to cast a wide net for a scam, U.S. politics present plenty of opportunities — especially in the final days of a highly fraught election season. The front page of the site was replaced with a message claiming that hackers had compromised “multiple devices” and stolen “strictly classified information” — claims that the Trump campaign rejected. There was a call to action, too: Visitors had the choice to “vote” on whether the material should be made public, by sending the cryptocurrency Monero to online wallets marked “yes” or “no.” Any payments to those accounts would be irreversible. It’s hardly the first time this year that scammers have used Trump’s name to reel people in. Most recently, the Republican president’s COVID-19 diagnosis was a lure; other schemes have involved naming fake ransomware after Trump. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and […]

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Donald Trump’s website briefly defaced by cryptomining scammers

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Donald Trump’s official presidential re-election campaign website was briefly defaced by hackers last night.

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Fake News? Trump’s Twitter ‘Twice Hacked’

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President’s Twitter account broken into by Dutch hacker—or so the Dutch hacker claims.
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Donald Trump’s Twitter password is “maga2020!”, and there’s no 2FA, claims hacker

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According to Dutch ethical hacker Victor Gevers, as recently as last week the US President’s @realDonaldTrump account was protected by the incredibly-dumb password “maga2020!” and did not have two-factor authentication (2FA) enabled. Continue reading Donald Trump’s Twitter password is “maga2020!”, and there’s no 2FA, claims hacker→

Cybercriminals Step Up Their Game Ahead of U.S. Elections

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Ahead of the November U.S. elections, cybercriminals are stepping up their offensive in both attacks against security infrastructure and disinformation campaigns – but this time, social media giants, the government and citizens are more prepared. Continue reading Cybercriminals Step Up Their Game Ahead of U.S. Elections→

Biden Campaign Staffers Targeted in Cyberattack Leveraging Anti-Virus Lure, Dropbox Ploy

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Google’s Threat Analysis Group sheds more light on targeted credential phishing and malware attacks on the staff of Joe Biden’s presidential campaign. Continue reading Biden Campaign Staffers Targeted in Cyberattack Leveraging Anti-Virus Lure, Dropbox Ploy→

Google offers details on Chinese hacking group that targeted Biden campaign

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Google on Friday offered new details on tactics used by alleged Chinese government-linked hackers who previously targeted Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign, while warning that multiple state-linked hacking groups continue to show an interest in the U.S. election. The Chinese state-linked group, known as APT31, has been using malicious code hosted on the open-source platform GitHub to upload and download files on networks in targeted attacks, Google said in a blog post. The use of legitimate services, including Dropbox, have made the attacks more difficult to detect. The tech giant did not specify which organizations or industries were targeted in the activity, or even if it affected political campaigns. Google did say it shares its election-related findings with the FBI and political campaigns to help protect them from the threat. “Overall, we’ve seen increased attention on the threats posed by [advanced persistent threats] in the context of the U.S. election,” […]

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Twitter updates hacked materials policy following blow-up over New York Post story

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Twitter said it would modify its policy on hacked materials amid a controversy about a disputed news article about Democratic presidential nominee, clarifying it would only remove that kind of content if “directly shared by hackers or those acting in concert with them.” Additionally, Twitter pledged not to block related links from being shared and instead label tweets, said Vijaya Gadde, the company’s global lead for legal, policy, and trust and safety. Twitter’s late Thursday move came after outrage from conservatives over its handling of a dicey New York Post story about Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. Twitter originally said it blocked links to the Post story based on its hacked materials policy. It never said how it came to the conclusion that anything was hacked in connection with the article. The article cites emails that were saved on a laptop that purportedly had been left in a computer repair shop. Both […]

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Twitter to limit politicians’ premature claims of victory, remove calls for violence

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With less than a month until Election Day in the U.S., Twitter said it would limit politicians’ ability to claim premature electoral victories, and remove calls for violence or interference in election results. Tweets claiming false victories will be flagged and users will be directed to credible information about the election, the company announced Friday. Any tweet intended to incite electoral interference, whether in the presidential or congressional races, will be removed. The policy change comes amid a contentious election in which President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned the integrity of the vote and made unfounded claims about fraud. Twitter has been labeling Trump’s tweets about mail-in voting and directing users to factual information, but critics have called on the platform to do more. In the unrest following the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, in May, Trump tweeted, “when the looting starts, the shooting starts,” a message […]

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