Posted on Oct 29, 2020
Wisconsin Republicans say hackers stole $2.3m
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The Wisconsin Republican party has said hackers stole $2.3m (£1.7m) from the group's effort to support President Donald Trump's re-election.
The party contacted the FBI and agents are investigating the matter, Chairman Andrew Hitt said in a statement on Thursday.
Mr Hitt said the hackers manipulated campaign invoices to steal the funds.
Wisconsin is seen as a key state to win in the upcoming presidential election - one Mr Trump won narrowly in 2016.
The party's invoices for vendors were altered so that when they paid the invoices, the money did not go to the vendors, Mr Hitt said.
He noted it appeared to have begun as a phishing attempt. A party spokesman said it appears no data was stolen.
The millions were taken from the Wisconsin Republicans' federal account.
Mr Hitt said that state officials were warned about such cyberattacks at the party's national convention in August.
The Wisconsin Republican party has said hackers stole $2.3m (£1.7m) from the group's effort to support President Donald Trump's re-election.
The party contacted the FBI and agents are investigating the matter, Chairman Andrew Hitt said in a statement on Thursday.
Mr Hitt said the hackers manipulated campaign invoices to steal the funds.
Wisconsin is seen as a key state to win in the upcoming presidential election - one Mr Trump won narrowly in 2016.
The party's invoices for vendors were altered so that when they paid the invoices, the money did not go to the vendors, Mr Hitt said.
He noted it appeared to have begun as a phishing attempt. A party spokesman said it appears no data was stolen.
The millions were taken from the Wisconsin Republicans' federal account.
Mr Hitt said that state officials were warned about such cyberattacks at the party's national convention in August.
Wisconsin Republicans say hackers stole $2.3m
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT Herbert Bollum Sounds Like a Hell of a Good Paycheck. Don't Know How Much Effort was Required and if that was the True Amount.
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Somehow this doesn’t really surprise me.
This election seems to be constantly compromised and I seriously wonder if we will know the outcome on election day
This election seems to be constantly compromised and I seriously wonder if we will know the outcome on election day
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SPC Kevin Ford
SPC Nancy Greene I think we may have a good idea if Florida can be reasonably accurately called on election day.
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SPC Nancy Greene
That would be awesome SPC Kevin Ford! I certainly want to know who wins ASAPSPC Kevin Ford
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