Trump’s campaign website hit with cryptocurrency scam
Donald Trump's campaign website was hacked to show a fake FBI notice. | Screenshot: DonaldJTrump.com (via: Gabriel Lorenzo Greschler) President Trump's campaign website was hacked Tuesday afternoon in an apparent cryptocurrency scam, the New York Times reports. This site was seized," the fake FBI notice read, before claiming without proof to have gained access to Trump's private communications containing evidence of wrongdoing. Two cryptocurrency wallet addresses were then listed, asking visitors to send funds and effectively vote on whether these documents should be released.
In a statement posted on Twitter, the Trump campaign's communications director Tim Murtaugh confirmed the defacement. He said there was no exposure to sensitive data because none of it is actually stored on the site" and that the organization was working with law enforcement authorities to...