Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on two businesses owned by US President Donald Trump, allegedly bringing down their websites.
Recent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’
APT42, which is believed to work for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, targeted about a dozen people associated with both Trump’s and Biden’s campaigns this spring, according to Google’s Threat Analysis Group.
The campaign suggested Iran was to blame. POLITICO has not independently verified the identity of the hacker or their motivation.
Hackers tried to interfere with the 2016 and 2024 presidential election campaigns, but now the Trump 2024 campaign has been hacked and confidential Vance dossier stolen.
The FBI’s takedown of the LockBit ransomware group last week came as LockBit was preparing to release sensitive data stolen from government computer systems in Fulton County, Ga. But LockBit is now regrouping, and the gang says it will publish the stolen Fulton County data on March 2 unless paid a ransom. LockBit claims the cache includes documents tied to the county’s ongoing criminal prosecution of former President Trump, but court watchers say teaser documents published by the crime gang suggest a total leak of the Fulton County data could put lives at risk and jeopardize a number of other criminal trials
