Kentucky Senate Candidate Booker's Campaign Reports Overseas Cyberattack on October 30: Staffer's Signal Account Apparently Breached, FBI Involved
Kentucky — The U.S. Senate campaign of Democrat Charles Booker said in an October 30 statement that it was the target of an overseas cyberattack, in which hackers attempted to gain access to the campaign's communication systems and website and apparently gained access to at least one staffer's Signal account.
Campaign officials said the FBI, along with additional law enforcement agencies, have taken steps to secure the campaign's systems and private data ahead of the November 3 election. The FBI's Louisville office declined to comment.
The campaign compared the attack to efforts during past election cycles to infiltrate critical campaign and election systems to incite mistrust, and said foreign actors attempting such a move so close to the election is proof the campaign is in a position to win.
Booker is running for the U.S. Senate for the third time, against Republican U.S. Rep. Andy Barr, for the seat of retiring Republican Senator Mitch McConnell. The campaign said the matter has been reported to law enforcement and the investigation is ongoing.
Source: GSM America
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Photo: 图：The south facade of the Kentucky State Capitol building located in Frankfort, Kentucky. Photographed by Tedd Liggett on September 15, 2018。来源：Wikimedia Commons（TEDD LiGGETT，CC BY-SA 4.0）
