Scammers stole $2.3 million from Republican Party in Wisconsin

By Deeba Ahmed
WisGOP claims that scammers stole the money from the account they were using for the reelection campaign of President Donald Trump.
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Trump campaign website defaced with “site seizure” notice

By Waqas
According to researchers, one probability is that the attackers used compromised credentials to sign into the Expression Engine used by the Trump campaign website.
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U.S. Levies Sanctions Against Russian Research Institution Linked to Triton Malware

The latest in a flurry of actions this week, tied to foreign threats against U.S. computer systems, includes sanctions by the Department of the Treasury. Continue reading U.S. Levies Sanctions Against Russian Research Institution Linked to Triton Malware

Researcher: I Hacked Trump’s Twitter by Guessing Password

Trump’s weak Twitter password and lack of basic two-factor authentication protections made it shockingly simple to hack his account, Dutch security researcher Victor Gevers reported.   Continue reading Researcher: I Hacked Trump’s Twitter by Guessing Password

Researcher logs into Trump’s Twitter with password MAGA2020

By Waqas
The Dutch researcher Victor Gevers guessed the password as MAGA2020 and noticed Trump did not use two-step verification on his Twitter account.
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Voter Registration ‘Error’ Phish Hits During U.S. Election Frenzy

Phishing emails tell recipients that their voter’s registration applications are incomplete – but instead steal their social security numbers, license data and more. Continue reading Voter Registration ‘Error’ Phish Hits During U.S. Election Frenzy

Schools Under Cyberattack, Chrome Ad Blocking Update, US Election Interference

In episode 138 for September 14th 2020: School districts under cyber-attack, Google Chrome’s new ad blocking feature, and Microsoft’s latest alert about foreign interference in the 2020 US election. ** Links mentioned on the show ** City of Hartford po… Continue reading Schools Under Cyberattack, Chrome Ad Blocking Update, US Election Interference

Hackers hit Reddit; deface 70+ Subreddits with Pro-Trump messages

By Sudais Asif
Before Reddit, in June 2020, more than 1,150 Roblox accounts were also hacked with pro-Trump content.
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