Hackers Commandeer Trump Campaign Website to Demand Cryptocurrency

SEIZED

“The world has had enough of the fake news spreaded [sic] by President Donald J. Trump,” the notice read.

Former Reporter/Editor

Published Oct. 27 2020 11:16PM EDT

GettyImages-1282572407_u19jik — Scott Olson/Getty

Unidentified hackers briefly replaced President Donald Trump’s campaign website with a fake tableau resembling a Department of Justice notice Tuesday. “This site was seized,” read the message on donaldjtrump.com,

Blake Montgomery

Former Reporter/Editor

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Hackers Commandeer Trump Campaign Website to Demand Cryptocurrency

“The world has had enough of the fake news spreaded [sic] by President Donald J. Trump,” the notice read.

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Blake Montgomery