{"id":2001803,"date":"2023-08-15T20:06:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T00:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmaker-says-chinese-spies-hacked-him\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T20:08:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T00:08:36","slug":"gop-lawmaker-says-chinese-spies-hacked-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmaker-says-chinese-spies-hacked-him\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP lawmaker claims Chinese spies hacked him."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgop-lawmaker-says-chinese-spies-hacked-him%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2001803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Chinese State-Linked Hackers Breach \u200cMicrosoft\u200b Systems and Target Congressman&#8217;s Emails<\/h2>\n<p>In \u200ba shocking revelation, Rep. Don Bacon\u200b (R-Neb.) disclosed\u200b that Chinese state-linked hackers had infiltrated his personal and campaign emails. The cyberattack took place between May 15 \u200dand June\u200c 16, exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft software. \u200bMr. Bacon\u2064 emphasized that this breach was not \u200ba result of user\u200c error and highlighted that there were other victims of this\u200c hacking operation. He \u2064condemned the Chinese Communist \u2064government, stating that they are actively engaged in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivy-league-colleges-partner-with-chinese-health-institutions-tied-to-military\/\" title=\"Ivy League Colleges Partner With Chinese Health Institutions Tied to Military\">cyber espionage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/russian-or-chinese-hackers-blamed-after-electoral-commission-cyberattack-5453752\">Russian or Chinese\u200c Hackers Blamed After Electoral Commission\u2062 Cyberattack<\/a> &#8211; \u20628\/9\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/what-could-cyber-attacks-like-chinas-volt-typhoon-do-with-emplaced-malware-5451107\">What Could Cyber Attacks Like China&#8217;s\u200d Volt Typhoon\u200c Do\u200b With Emplaced Malware?<\/a> \u2063 &#8211; 8\/9\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Chinese \u200dhackers targeted 25 organizations using the Microsoft server, including \u200demail accounts of the State\u2062 and Commerce departments.\u200b Notable officials affected\u2064 by \u200bthis breach include \u200cU.S. Ambassador \u200bto \u2062China Nicholas Burns, Assistant\u200c Secretary \u200bof State for East \u200cAsian \u200dand Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. Even Nina Shea, the director of\u2064 the Center for Religious Freedom at \u2063Hudson Institute, fell victim to this campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bacon&#8217;s office learned \u200dabout the hack through an FBI call on Monday. It\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/authorities-investigate-explosions-in-pittsburgh\/\" title=\"Authorities investigate explosions in Pittsburgh\">remains unclear<\/a> if other members \u2063of Congress were also targeted.\u2063 The FBI declined to comment on\u200c the matter.<\/p>\n<p>On June\u2062 16,\u2064 the\u2062 same day Microsoft initiated an investigation into \u2064the cyberattack, Mr. \u2062Bacon received an alert from the Microsoft \u2063Network (MSN) notifying him that his account \u2064may have been compromised. He \u2064promptly changed\u200c his\u2063 password but did not give the \u2062issue further consideration.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:640px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>A sign at a Microsoft\u200c store in\u2063 New York City on July 26, 2023. (Samira Bouaou\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The motive\u200c behind the Chinese hackers&#8217; actions\u2064 remains uncertain. However, Mr. Bacon&#8217;s vocal\u2064 support for Taiwan is believed to have\u200b drawn \u2064Beijing&#8217;s attention. Taiwan, a democratic \u2062self-ruled island, is currently awaiting $19 \u200dbillion in weapon purchases\u200d from the\u200b United\u2064 States to defend itself against\u200c a potential invasion by China&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-finally-discovers-china-uses-u-s-media-to-attack-the-united-states\/\" title=\"CNN Finally Discovers China Uses U.S. Media To Attack The United States\">communist regime<\/a>. As a member \u2064of the \u200dHouse Armed Services Committee, Mr. Bacon pledged to ensure that Taiwan receives every dollar of the weapons backlog they&#8217;ve\u200c ordered.<\/p>\n<p>This breach has shed light on the vulnerability of relying solely on a single technology provider like Microsoft. Adam Meyers, the\u200d head of intelligence for cybersecurity\u200d firm Crowdstrike, warned about the risks associated with depending on a monolithic vendor for all\u2063 technology, products, services, \u200cand security.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman\u200c of \u2062the House Committee on Oversight and\u2064 Accountability \u200dRep. James Comer \u200b(R-Ky.) recently\u2063 summoned Secretary of State Antony Blinken and \u2063Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo for a briefing on the targeted Chinese cyber intrusion. \u200bIn a letter, China was described as the only country with the intent and power \u2063to reshape the international \u200dorder. \u200bThe \u2063incident revealed the Chinese regime&#8217;s highly sophisticated and stealthy cyber espionage tactics.<\/p>\n<p>In response \u2064to the breach,\u200d Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chair of\u200b the Senate Finance \u200dCommittee, demanded\u200d separate investigations into Microsoft&#8217;s\u2062 negligent cybersecurity practices by\u2064 the Justice\u200d Department\u200c and\u2062 two civil regulators\u2014the Federal Trade Commission Cybersecurity\u200b and \u200bInfrastructure Security Agency. The Department of Homeland \u2064Security&#8217;s \u2063Cyber \u2063Safety Review \u2063Board has also agreed to examine the hack.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-comptroller-audit-cuomo-admin-undercounted-thousands-of-covid-nursing-home-deaths\/\" title=\"New York Comptroller Audit: Cuomo Admin Undercounted Thousands of COVID Nursing Home Deaths\">separate investigation conducted<\/a> by\u200c cybersecurity firm Mandiant, it was revealed that\u200d state-backed Chinese hackers had breached the networks of\u2063 numerous public \u200band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmaker-says-chinese-spies-hacked-him\/\" title=\"GOP lawmaker claims Chinese spies hacked him.\">private \u2064sector organizations worldwide<\/a>. Government \u200bagencies, including foreign ministries, accounted \u2062for one-third of the impacted entities.<\/p>\n<p>Ca<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese state-linked hackers breached Microsoft systems and gained access to Rep. Don Bacon&#8217;s (R-Neb.) emails. From May 15 to June 16, they infiltrated his personal and campaign emails using a vulnerability in Microsoft software, according to Mr. Bacon&#8217;s post on X, the social media platform.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":2001804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2001803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/361"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2001803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2001804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2001803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2001803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2001803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}