Wisconsin GOP says hackers stole $2.3M

The Republican Party of Wisconsin on Thursday said hackers had stolen $2.3 million as part of a recent cyberattack.

“Cybercriminals, using a sophisticated phishing attack, stole funds intended for the re-election of President Trump, altered invoices and committed wire fraud,” Wisconsin GOP Chairman Andrew Hitt said in a statement provided to The Hill on Thursday.

“These criminals exhibited a level of familiarity with state party operations at the end of the campaign to commit this crime,” Hitt said. “While a large sum of money was stolen, our operation is running at full capacity with all the resources deployed to ensure President Donald J. Trump carries Wisconsin on November 3rd.”
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According to Hitt, the Wisconsin GOP discovered it had been a victim of a successful phishing attack on the night of Oct. 22, and that the party notified the FBI the next day of the attack. Hitt noted that the hackers stole the funds through the use of doctored invoices labeled as being from “WisGOP vendors.”

There is no evidence that any sensitive data was stolen or accessed by the hackers beyond the money that was taken.

A spokesperson for the FBI declined to comment on or confirm an investigation into the hacking incident. LINK