Donald Trump
Out of context: Reply #5965
- Started
- Last post
- 12,590 Responses
- utopian3
Trump campaign site "defaced" in apparent hack
President Trump's campaign website appeared to have been hacked Tuesday night, briefly displaying an anti-Trump message and a solicitation for cryptocurrency payments. The message was posted for less than half an hour before the campaign's website was restored, but the apparent hack comes as federal officials are warning of the potential for attempts to disrupt the November 3 election by hackers aligned with America's international rivals.
Whoever posted the message, which used FBI and Department of Justice logos to parody a notice put on websites seized by the U.S. government, claimed to have compromised devices belonging to Mr. Trump and his relatives. The message said the person had obtained evidence that "completely discredits" Mr. Trump, and asked for money to be deposited in either of two Monero cryptocurrency accounts — one under the header "Yes, share the data," and the other "No, do not share the data."