Foreign Affairs

US congressmen express condolences to victims of Hamdaniya fire incident

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ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Two US congressmen sent their condolences to the families of the victims of the Hamdaniya incident and thanked the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for helping the victims of the Hamdaniya tragedy. US Republican Congressman Don Bacon, who served in Iraq, including with the Kurds, expressed his condolences to all the families and friends of the victims. Read more here.

Congressman Don Bacon says Chinese state spies hacked his emails

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Republican Rep. Don Bacon (Neb.) said that Chinese spies hacked his personal and campaign emails through a vulnerability in Microsoft software between May and June 2023. The Republican from Nebraska wrote on his Twitter page that the Chinese Communist Party hacked into his "personal and campaign emails from May 15th to June 16th of this year. The CCP hackers utilized a…

Rep. Bacon to Newsmax: China Hack Over Stance on Taiwan, Uyghurs

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Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., told Newsmax on Wednesday that he believes China hacked his emails because of his opposition to the country's treatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and Taiwan. Bacon announced earlier this week that he was warned by the FBI that his email account had been compromised by Chinese spies and that the Chinese Communist Party had access to his emails for about one…

US Congressman Don Bacon Says Chinese Spies Hacked His Emails

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Republican U.S. Representative Don Bacon late on Monday said the FBI had warned him that his emails had been hacked by Chinese spies, with both personal and campaign messages compromised. Bacon was told the Chinese Communist Party had access to his accounts for about a month ending on June 16, he said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The news was first reported…

‘China is not our friend’: Rep. Bacon hacked by Chinese spies

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WASHINGTON (NewsNation) — Hackers from overseas are targeting government officials, aiming to get inside information from emails and potentially sensitive documents. 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…

Chinese Hackers Gain Access to Emails of U.S. Representative Don Bacon

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The personal and political emails of Representative Don Bacon, a moderate Republican from Nebraska, were compromised by suspected Chinese hackers who exploited a Microsoft error. The breach occurred between mid-May and mid-June, coinciding with other reported breaches. Rep. Bacon has been informed by the FBI that his emails were hacked and has vowed to ensure that Taiwan receives the U.S.…

US lawmaker says FBI notified him of email breach linked to Microsoft cloud hack

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U.S. House lawmaker Rep. Don Bacon said the FBI warned him that China-backed hackers who used a stolen Microsoft key to raid the email accounts of senior U.S. government officials also accessed his email accounts. In a tweet, the Republican congressman from Nebraska said the FBI notified him on Monday that the Chinese government “hacked into my personal and campaign emails from May 15th…

GOP lawmaker says he was hacked by Chinese spies

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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…

Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon says Chinese Communist Party hacked his emails this year

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Nebraska Republican Congressman Don Bacon says that the Chinese Communist Party hacked his emails earlier this year. On social media Monday, Bacon alleged that his personal and campaign emails were hacked from May 15 to June 16. “The CCP hackers utilized a vulnerability in the Microsoft software, and this was not due to 'user error,'” Bacon wrote on social media. Read more here.