{"id":2322783,"date":"2024-08-11T16:50:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T20:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-hacked-with-documents-sent-to-news-outlets-what-we-know-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-11T16:54:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T20:54:49","slug":"trump-campaign-hacked-with-documents-sent-to-news-outlets-what-we-know-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-hacked-with-documents-sent-to-news-outlets-what-we-know-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump campaign hacked with documents sent to news outlets: What we know &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Ftrump-campaign-hacked-with-documents-sent-to-news-outlets-what-we-know-washington-examiner%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=2322783&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--><p>Former President Donald \u2063Trump&#8217;s campaign reported it\u200b was the target of \u2063a hacking incident involving foreign attackers after internal vetting documents were sent to news organizations. Microsoft \u2062disclosed that an Iranian group executed\u2063 a spear phishing attack against a high-ranking official within the campaign, utilizing a compromised email address of a former senior adviser. The specific campaign involved was not immediately clear, but Trump acknowledged \u2064the hack on \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Among the documents compromised was a 271-page vetting file about Trump&#8217;s potential running mate, Senator JD Vance, which was \u200cemailed to Politico and the Washington Post. The document reportedly contained publicly available details about Vance&#8217;s past record and statements. The \u2063email used to send the hacked documents was traced back to an AOL address, with \u2064the sender identified only\u2064 as &#8220;Robert.&#8221; The \u2064campaign has confirmed it was hacked by the Iranian\u2064 government.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump campaign hacked with documents sent to news outlets: What we know<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1727401\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign fell victim to foreign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hacking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hackers<\/a>, the campaign acknowledged after internal vetting documents were emailed to news outlets.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3116500\/iran-steps-up-efforts-influence-2024-election-microsoft-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Microsoft revealed<\/a> that an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iranian<\/a> group sent a spear phishing email to a high-ranking official on a <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\">presidential campaign<\/a>. The email came from a compromised email account of a former senior adviser. At the time, it was not clear which campaign was involved, but over the weekend, Trump posted about the incursion on social media.<\/p>\n<p>A 271-page vetting document about Trump&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), was emailed to at least two news outlets, <em>Politico<\/em> and the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. The former outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/10\/trump-campaign-hack-00173503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a> that the document was &ldquo;based on publicly available information about Vance&rsquo;s past record and statements.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, left, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, shake hands at a campaign rally at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024.&nbsp;(AP Photo\/Ben Gray)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The hacked document was sent using an AOL email address by someone identifying themselves only as &ldquo;Robert.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were just informed by Microsoft Corporation that one of our many websites was hacked by the Iranian Government &ndash; Never a nice thing to do!&rdquo; Trump said on his social media platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Truth Social<\/a>. &ldquo;They were only able to get publicly available information but, nevertheless, they shouldn&rsquo;t be doing anything of this nature.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran and others will stop at nothing, because our Government is Weak and Ineffective, but it won&rsquo;t be for long,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;What Iran doesn&rsquo;t realize is that I will make the World a better and safer place, and that&rsquo;s good for them, also!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the vetting document about Vance, there was also a document on Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who was a contender for Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fla-gov-ron-desantis-becoming-major-voice-for-gop\/\" title=\"Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis becoming major voice for GOP\">vice presidential pick<\/a> before Vance was ultimately selected.<\/p>\n<p>There has been concern that foreign actors such as Russia and Iran may try to use technology to meddle in the coming election, which features Trump facing off against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vice-President\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Vice President<\/a> Kamala Harris for the White House.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1727401\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1727401\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s campaign has confirmed that it was targeted by foreign hackers after internal vetting documents were sent to various news organizations. Microsoft disclosed on Friday that an Iranian group had dispatched a spear phishing email to a senior official within the campaign, using a compromised account of a former adviser. Initially, the specific campaign affected was unclear, but Trump later addressed the breach on social media over the weekend. A 271-page vetting document concerning Trump&#8217;s running mate, Senator JD Vance (R-OH), was sent to at least two news outlets: Politico and The Washington Post. Politico noted that this document was compiled from publicly accessible information regarding Vance&#8217;s past actions and statements.<\/p>\n<p>The hacked document was transmitted via an AOL email address by someone identifying themselves as &#8220;Robert.&#8221; Trump commented on Truth Social, stating, &#8220;We were just informed by Microsoft Corporation that one of our many websites was hacked by the Iranian Government \u2013 Never a nice thing to do! They were only able to access publicly available information but should not engage in such activities.&#8221; He added that Iran and other nations would exploit perceived weaknesses in U.S. governance but promised improvements under his leadership for global safety.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Vance\u2019s vetting document, there was also information about Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), who had been considered for Trump&#8217;s vice presidential nomination before Vance&#8217;s selection. Concerns have been raised about potential interference from foreign entities like Russia and Iran in the upcoming election where Trump is set to compete against Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2683,"featured_media":2322784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-Vance.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4087,5407,12716,37724,3634],"class_list":["post-2322783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-campaign","tag-documents","tag-hacked","tag-news-outlets","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-Vance.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322783","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\/2683"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322783"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322783\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}