According to the Republicans of the US state of Wisconsin, hackers have stolen 2.3 million dollars (1.9 million euros) from the party. The party department called in the federal police (FBI), chairman Andrew Hitt said Thursday in an interview with the conservative channel Fox News.
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The breach in the IT system was noticed last Thursday. The stolen money was to be used to clear outstanding accounts, he said.
The hackers succeeded by means of phishing. For example, login data is retrieved from internet users via fictitious e-mails. Four years ago, Russian hackers presumably used this method to access emails from the Democrats, which they published shortly before the presidential election.
In the northern state of Wisconsin, not far from the border with Canada, Donald Trump took a narrow victory in 2016. Now his Democratic challenger Joe Biden is leading the polls.
“Although a large amount of money has been stolen, our campaign is continuing with full commitment and all means to ensure that President Donald J. Trump wins in Wisconsin on November 3,” the party said.
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