According to Le Figaro, which relays information from the New York Times this Saturday, October 26, former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance were reportedly targeted.
With less than two weeks before the presidential election, American authorities are currently investigating a cyberattack that they attribute to actors linked to China, explains Le Figaro this Saturday, October 26 by relaying information from the American media such as New York Times.
The latter claims that the former President of the United States and Republican candidate Donald Trump was targeted with his running mate, JD Vance. They would have been warned. Investigators are particularly seeking to find out if the hackers were able to have access to the data and communications of the two men who both have very harsh speeches on China.
Previous cyberattacks
According to AFP, people linked to the campaign team of Democratic candidate Kamala Harris were also targeted by this cyberattack. “The US government is investigating unauthorized access to commercial telecommunications infrastructure by actors linked to the People's Republic of China,” the Federal Police (FBI) and the Cybersecurity Agency said in a statement. Infrastructure Security (CISA).
At the end of September, American justice had indicted three suspected Iranian cyberhackers, recalls Le Figaro. Acting for Tehran, they allegedly tried to attack Trump's campaign team. Finally, in 2016, emails from the Democratic Party were made public because of an information hack attributed to Russia.
published on October 26 at 10:55 a.m., Lola Dhers, 6Medias
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