{"id":2002483,"date":"2023-08-16T13:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T17:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressman-alarmed-by-notification-he-received-from-fbi-hes-been-hacked\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T13:22:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T17:22:18","slug":"gop-congressman-alarmed-by-notification-he-received-from-fbi-hes-been-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressman-alarmed-by-notification-he-received-from-fbi-hes-been-hacked\/","title":{"rendered":"GOP Congressman Receives Alarming FBI Hack Notification"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-congressman-alarmed-by-notification-he-received-from-fbi-hes-been-hacked%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=2002483&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>A Nebraska Congressman\u2062 Reveals China&#8217;s Cyber Attack\u2063 on His Emails<\/h2>\n<p>A Nebraska congressman who serves on the House Armed Services Committee recently made a startling revelation. He announced that \u200dhis personal and\u2063 campaign emails were hacked by China earlier this year. Republican Rep. Don Bacon took to social media to express his gratitude to \u200bthe \u2064FBI \u2062for notifying him about the cyber attack. He emphasized that the hacking was not \u200ca \u2064result of any user error but rather a vulnerability in Microsoft software that \u2063the CCP hackers exploited.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thus, there were other victims in this cyber operation. The\u2063 Communist government in China are not our friends and are very active in conducting cyber espionage. I\u2019ll work overtime to ensure Taiwan gets every $ of the $19B in weapons backlog they\u2019ve ordered,\u2064 and \u2063more. (2\/2)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Rep. Don \u2064Bacon\u2063  (@RepDonBacon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonBacon\/status\/1691187489313062913?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A representative of Bacon revealed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-congressman-alarmed-by-notification-he-received-from-fbi-hes-been-hacked\/\" title=\"GOP Congressman Receives Alarming FBI Hack Notification\">stolen information included personal banking details<\/a>, political strategy, and political fundraising. This cyber attack highlights the active role that \u2063the Chinese Communist government plays in conducting \u2064cyber espionage. Bacon pledged to work tirelessly to ensure that\u2063 Taiwan receives the full amount of the $19 billion in weapons backlog they have ordered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Plain and simple, the Chinese Communist Party is a bully. I \u200bwill \u200bnot back down. I will always stand up for freedom and human rights around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Don Bacon  (@RepDonBacon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepDonBacon\/status\/1691536528852353024?\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In response to\u200b the cyber attack, Bacon took\u200c to \u2063social media once again to denounce the Chinese Communist Party as a bully. He made \u200bit clear that he will not back down \u2064and will always stand \u2062up for freedom and human rights worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The cyber attack \u200bon Bacon&#8217;s emails is not an isolated\u200d incident. It occurred \u2062simultaneously with other cyber intrusions, including the cracking of the email of the Ambassador\u200c to China, Nicholas Burns. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee,\u2062 consisting of Republicans, is currently investigating email system \u200dbreaches in various government agencies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The \u200cChina-linked hack of the Biden administration\u2064 victimizing Microsoft customers\u200b has spread to Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DnP8ydah9V\">https:\/\/t.co\/DnP8ydah9V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Washington \u2063Times (@WashTimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WashTimes\/status\/1691508462587408400?\">August 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Experts are alarmed \u2064by\u2062 the \u200drecent cyber attack, \u200cparticularly because it raises concerns about the government&#8217;s reliance on Microsoft for cloud, email, and authentication\u2063 services. The \u2062breach exposed vulnerabilities \u200din Microsoft&#8217;s security measures, allowing hackers to \u2062obtain powerful signing keys that bypassed multifactor authentication. This, combined\u200d with other failures \u200bon Microsoft&#8217;s part, potentially \u200dexposed millions of people to attack.<\/p>\n<p>According to Microsoft, the cyber attacks were part of a stealthy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prepare-for-chinese-cyber-attacks-us-security-official-reveals-in-dire-warning\/\" title=\"US security official issues urgent warning about Chinese cyber attacks.\">targeted malicious activity aimed<\/a> at critical infrastructure organizations in the United States. The attacks\u2063 were attributed to a\u2063 state-sponsored\u2063 actor known as Volt Typhoon, based in China, which specializes in espionage and information gathering. Microsoft warns that this campaign\u2064 could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-spy-group-could-disrupt-critical-us-infrastructure-analysis-warns\/\" title=\"Chinese spies may disrupt US infrastructure, warns analysis.\">disrupt critical communications infrastructure<\/a>\u200b between the United States and\u200c the Asia region during future crises.<\/p>\n<p>The cyber attack on Rep. \u2063Don Bacon&#8217;s emails serves as a stark reminder \u200dof the ongoing threat posed by China&#8217;s cyber espionage activities. It highlights the need for robust cybersecurity \u200dmeasures and international cooperation to safeguard sensitive information and protect against future attacks.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-congressman-alarmed-notification-received-fbi-hacked\/\">GOP Congressman \u200bAlarmed by Notification He\u200d Received from FBI: He&#8217;s \u2064Been Hacked<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Nebraska congressman, part of the House Armed Services Committee, revealed that his emails were hacked by China. He expressed gratitude to the FBI for informing him about the breach, which occurred between May 15th and June 16th. 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