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Home Front: Politix
Wisconsin Republican Party Says Hackers Stole $2.3 Million from Trump Reelection Account
2020-10-30
[NATIONALREVIEW] The chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party said Thursday that hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the party’s account.

Chairman Andrew Hitt said the Wisconsin Republicans noticed suspicious activity on Thursday of last week and the next day alerted the FBI, which Hitt said is investigating the matter.

"There’s no doubt RPW is now at a disadvantage with that money being gone," Hitt said.

The hack reportedly started as a phishing attempt and targeted invoices from four vendors that were hired to provide pro-Trump gear as well as direct mail for Trump’s reelection.

Trump and Biden both plan to visit Wisconsin on Friday, which will be Trump’s third visit to the battleground state in a week.

Less than a week before the presidential election, Democratic nominee Joe Foreign Policy Whiz Kid Biden
...Failed seeker of the Democratic presidential nomination on multiple occasions, vice president under Barack Obama, giving it a last try in his dotage for 2020...
 and President Trump are still in a tight race to win Wisconsin’s 10 electoral votes. In 2016, Trump won the state by fewer than 23,000 votes.

Posted by:Fred

#6  possibly an inside job
Posted by: Lord Garth   2020-10-30 16:41  

#5  I'd bet dollars to doughnuts the Chinese are involved.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2020-10-30 12:29  

#4  Start the investigation with a balance check on Paul Ryan’s Money Market account.
Posted by: Airandee   2020-10-30 06:50  

#3  The FBI will only try and fail to "trace" this if Trump is re-elected.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2020-10-30 04:31  

#2  And the money had to go somewhere - so it will be traced.
Posted by: Theager Borgia1057   2020-10-30 00:40  

#1  Money was taken by intercepting payments for vendors and altering the invoice account numbers, thus the money was paid into the wrong account. Not stolen directly, but forgery by stealing from legitimate vendors, apparently maass mailers, and hats, etc, that were already done. Likely billed 2%10 net 90, so the GOP more than likely can make this up after the election.
Posted by: Theager Borgia1057   2020-10-30 00:39  

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