Trump Campaign Claims Cyber Attack: Drama, Suspicion, and Mysterious Emails
Trump’s re-election campaign claims it’s been cyber-attacked after an anonymous tipster leaked internal documents to Politico and The New York Times. The campaign blames foreign actors, citing a Microsoft report on Iranian spear-phishing. However, there’s no solid evidence linking the leak to this attack, leaving the document origins a mystery.
Hot Take:
Looks like Trump’s re-election campaign got a digital wedgie, and now they’re blaming it on the international bullies. But hey, at least it wasn’t the Russians this time, right?
Key Points:
- Trump’s re-election campaign claims it has been hit by a cyber attack.
- Politico received a dossier of campaign information from an anonymous source.
- The New York Times received a similar trove of data, possibly from the same anonymous tipster.
- Trump’s spokesperson blames foreign hostile sources for the info leak, citing a Microsoft report of an Iranian spear-phishing attempt.
- Infosec experts are skeptical and lack evidence confirming the foreign actor theory.
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