The Hill reports:
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Tuesday that he was the victim of a hacking attack by Chinese spies after hackers reportedly also managed to read emails belonging to State Department employees.
“I thank the FBI for notifying me that the CCP hacked into my personal and campaign emails from May 15th to June 16th of this year,” Bacon wrote Monday on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, referring to the Chinese Communist Party.
He added that the hackers “utilized a vulnerability in the Microsoft software” and that the breach was not caused by “user error.” Bacon, who has been a member of congress for the last six years, said the CCP hackers also targeted other victims in their operation.
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I thank the FBI for notifying me that the CCP hacked into my personal and campaign emails from May 15th to June 16th of this year. The CCP hackers utilized a vulnerability in the Microsoft software, and this was not due to “user error.” (1/2)
— Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸 (@RepDonBacon) August 14, 2023
Thus, there were other victims in this cyber operation. The Communist government in China are not our friends and are very active in conducting cyber espionage. I’ll work overtime to ensure Taiwan gets every $ of the $19B in weapons backlog they’ve ordered, and more. (2/2)
— Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸 (@RepDonBacon) August 14, 2023
