{"id":2322987,"date":"2024-08-12T09:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T13:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-alert-trump-campaign-hacked\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T10:11:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:11:28","slug":"red-alert-trump-campaign-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-alert-trump-campaign-hacked\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Alert: Trump Campaign Hacked"},"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\">10<\/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%2Fred-alert-trump-campaign-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=2322987&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>The\u2064 article discusses a reported hacking incident involving the Trump campaign, specifically targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-whistleblower-docs-show-big-4-firms-massive-anti-racist-indoctrination\/\" title=\"Revealed: Whistleblower Docs Show \u2018Big 4\u2019 Firm\u2019s Massive \u2018Anti-Racist\u2019 Indoctrination\">internal communications<\/a> and\u2064 documents as part of Iranian \u2062efforts to interfere in the 2024 U.S. elections. Microsoft revealed that a group\u2063 associated with Iran&#8217;s \u200cIslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) \u2063sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indigozebra-hacking-group-suspected-of-targeting-afghan-government\/\" title=\"IndigoZebra hacking group suspected of targeting Afghan government\">spear-phishing email<\/a>\u2063 to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">high-ranking official<\/a> within\u200d the campaign, which\u200c led to the compromise of sensitive data.\u2063 Among\u200c the leaked materials was a 271-page dossier on J.D. \u2063Vance, Ohio senator and Trump\u2019s \u200brunning\u200c mate, also \u2063mentioning documents concerning Sen. Marco Rubio. The Trump campaign\u2019s \u200dcommunication \u200ddirector, Steven \u2064Cheung, condemned \u2062the leak, asserting that it served \u2063hostile foreign interests. Reports suggested that members of the campaign were informed of the breach and were advised to enhance security. Donald Trump responded by asserting that he would ensure a\u2062 safer world, contrasting it with what he termed a weak 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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section>\n<p>Internal communications of the Trump campaign were hacked as part of Iran&rsquo;s election interference assault on America.<\/p>\n<p>A day after Microsoft announced that a presidential campaign had been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pennsylvania-water-system-hacked-haunting-message-appears-control-panel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breached<\/a>, Steven Cheung, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">communications director<\/a> for the Trump campaign, said the Trump campaign had been attacked, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-campaign-internal-communications-hacked-vance-dossier-foreign-sources\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reports in July after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump said Iran had been seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jaw-dropping-security-trump-event-already-beefed-thanks-iran-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassinate Trump<\/a> for his role in approving the killing of Iranian Geb. Qasem Soleimani.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/10\/trump-campaign-hack-00173503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a> was the first to report the hack, and said it had been sent internal Trump campaign documents by a source that used the nane &ldquo;Robert.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The documents Politico received included a 271-page &ldquo;dossier&rdquo; on Sen. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, Trump&rsquo;s running mate. Politico said one of its sources it did not name said the file Politico received as a a preliminary version of the file used to vet Vance.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Politico said that Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida was also sent documents hacked from the Trump campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The report did not disclose details of any information sent to Politico other than the Vance dossier, which was compiled from publicly available information.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,&rdquo; Cheung said<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Iranians know that President Trump will stop their reign of terror just like he did in his first four years in the White House. Any media or news outlet reprinting documents or internal communications are doing the bidding of America&rsquo;s enemies and doing exactly what they want,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/on-the-issues\/2024\/08\/08\/iran-targeting-2024-us-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft<\/a> indicated how the campaign was compromised.<\/p>\n<p>It said that as an &ldquo;Iranian group, this one connected with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, sent a spear phishing  in June to a high-ranking official on a presidential campaign from the compromised  account of a former senior advisor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The  contained a link that would direct traffic through a domain controlled by the group before routing to the website of the provided link. Within days of this activity, the same group unsuccessfully attempted to log into an account belonging to a former presidential candidate. We&rsquo;ve since notified those targeted,&rdquo; Microsoft wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement noted that a separate Iranian group is collecting &ldquo;strategic intelligence &hellip; particularly in satellite, defense, and health sectors with some targeting of US government organizations, often in swing states.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another group includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-accused-accommodating-iran-republicans-demand-change-course-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian hackers<\/a>, who are &ldquo;even more extreme,&rdquo; with plans to incite &ldquo;<span data-contrast=\"none\">violence against political figures or groups, with the ultimate goals of inciting chaos, undermining authorities, and sowing doubt about election integrity.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A report in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/08\/10\/trump-hack-iran-vance-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a> citing sources it did not name said that at some point the summer, the campaign was aware it had been breached, but did not notify authorities.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, some members of the campaign were told to increase their  security.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/112941157610530127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  post, Trump said Iran &ldquo;and others will stop at nothing, because our Government is Weak and Ineffective, but it won&rsquo;t be for long. 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<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Following Microsoft&#8217;s announcement about a breach involving a presidential campaign, Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign&#8217;s communications director, confirmed that they had been targeted, as reported by Fox News. In July, after an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, it was revealed that Iran had been plotting against him due to his approval of the operation that killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. Politico was the first outlet to report on the hack and received internal documents from a source using the name &#8220;Robert.&#8221; Among these documents was a 271-page dossier concerning Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, who is Trump&#8217;s running mate; Politico noted this file appeared to be an initial version used for vetting Vance.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Politico mentioned that Republican Senator Marco Rubio from Florida also received hacked materials from the Trump campaign but did not provide further details beyond Vance\u2019s dossier, which consisted of publicly available information. Cheung stated that these documents were illegally obtained from foreign adversaries aiming to disrupt the 2024 election and create disorder within American democracy. He emphasized that any media outlets sharing these documents are aiding America&#8217;s enemies.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Microsoft explained how the breach occurred: an Iranian group linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sent a spear-phishing email in June targeting a senior official in a presidential campaign using credentials from a compromised former advisor\u2019s account. The email contained links directing users through domains controlled by this group before reaching their intended sites. Shortly after this incident, attempts were made by this group to access another account belonging to a previous presidential candidate; Microsoft has since informed those affected.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement also highlighted another Iranian faction gathering strategic intelligence focused on sectors like satellite technology and defense while targeting U.S government entities in key states during elections. A more extreme group of Iranian hackers aims to incite violence against political figures or organizations with goals centered around creating chaos and undermining trust in election integrity.<\/p>\n<p>According to unnamed sources cited by The Washington Post, at some point over summer months, members of Trump&#8217;s campaign became aware of being hacked but failed to alert authorities; instead they were advised on enhancing their security measures.<\/p>\n<p>In response via social media post, Trump remarked that Iran &#8220;and others will stop at nothing&#8221; due to perceived weaknesses within U.S government but assured he would work towards making global conditions safer for everyone involved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2322988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donny-boy-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4087,19536,3728,12716,3634],"class_list":["post-2322987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-campaign","tag-cybersecurity","tag-election","tag-hacked","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donny-boy-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322987","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2322987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}