Date Reported: 2024-04-09
Country: USA
Victim: The Heritage Foundation | heritage.org
Additional Information:
- The conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation, fell victim to a cyberattack earlier this week.
- The attack resulted in the closure of their network in order to investigate the incident.
- Politico reported that the origin of the attack is believed to be from domestic hackers, although no evidence has been provided to support this claim.
- The Heritage Foundation is an influential player in Republican politics.
- This is not the first time the organization has been targeted. In 2015, they experienced a cyberattack where internal emails and personal donor information were stolen.
Article: https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/12/heritage-foundation-cyberattack/
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