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Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked, Intelligence Experts Warn of Future Election Disruption
Trump campaign says its email systems were hacked by Iranwhich caused intelligence experts to warn of possible disruption in future elections, it said.
The statement got here after campaign officials said on Aug. 10 that that they had received questions from news organizations about an internal background check document for vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance that had been sent to media outlets. The 271-page document, marked “privileged and confidential,” got here from an anonymous AOL user named “Robert.” The news outlet first reported that it had been receiving the documents, including the background check document for Vance, from a sender of the identical name since July 22.
On August 9, the Trump campaign cited a report published by Microsoft through which the tech company revealed evidence that Iranian hackers attempted to interrupt into the e-mail account of a “high-ranking official” throughout the June 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, which corresponds to the time when Vance was chosen as Trump’s vice presidential running mate.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told CNN issued an announcement regarding the report and said the Iranians planned to “assassinate President Trump around the same time as the tragedy in Butler, Pennsylvania.” “The Iranians know that President Trump will end their reign of terror, just as he did in his first four years in the White House,” Cheung wrote.
“Any media outlet or news outlet that reprints documents or internal communications is carrying out the will of America’s enemies and doing exactly what they want.”
It is unclear whether Iranians are behind the hacking attempt, but the safety breach has analysts and intelligence experts sounding the alarm, warning of other potential attempts by foreign countries to disrupt the U.S. presidential election.
Former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Chris Kreb posted a cryptic message on X, saying, “Buckle up,” and referring to Russia’s interference within the 2016 presidential election. “Whoever is playing by the 2016 playbook, expect continued efforts to fan the flames of public fires and attack election systems — 95% paper ballots is a strong measure of resilience, coupled with audits. But chaos is the heart of the matter…” Kreb said.
Trump once publicly encouraged Russia to hack into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private server and release her emails throughout the 2016 election season. He later claimed he was joking.
House Democrats, including Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), have called for briefings and declassification of information related to possible foreign election interference. As the highest Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee’s cybersecurity subcommittee, Swalwell called for a briefing with the Department of Homeland Security on X. He said that while Trump is “the most vile person to ever run for office,” that doesn’t give America an excuse to tolerate election interference.
“I’m searching for @DHSgov briefing on alleged hacking of Trump’s presidential campaign. Yes, Trump is essentially the most despicable person to ever run for office,” Swalwell wrote.
“He also sought foreign hacking in previous elections. But that doesn’t mean America ever tolerates foreign interference.”
After being informed of the breach, a U.S. National Security Council spokesman issued an announcement condemning election disruptions. “As we have said repeatedly, the Biden-Harris Administration strongly condemns any government or foreign entity that seeks to interfere in our electoral process or seeks to undermine confidence in our democratic institutions,” the spokesman said.
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US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during a cybersecurity incident
Artivion, a medical device company that produces implantable tissue for heart and vascular transplants, says its services have been “disrupted” resulting from a cybersecurity incident.
In 8-K filing In an interview with the SEC on Monday, Georgia-based Artivion, formerly CryoLife, said it became aware of a “cybersecurity incident” that involved the “compromise and encryption” of information on November 21. This suggests that the corporate was attacked by ransomware, but Artivion has not yet confirmed the character of the incident and didn’t immediately reply to TechCrunch’s questions. No major ransomware group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Artivion said it took some systems offline in response to the cyberattack, which the corporate said caused “disruptions to certain ordering and shipping processes.”
Artivion, which reported third-quarter revenue of $95.8 million, said it didn’t expect the incident to have a material impact on the corporate’s funds.
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It’s a Raspberry Pi 5 in a keyboard and it’s called Raspberry Pi 500
Manufacturer of single-board computers Raspberry Pi is updating its cute little computer keyboard device with higher specs. Named Raspberry Pi500This successor to the Raspberry Pi 400 is just as powerful as the present Raspberry Pi flagship, the Raspberry Pi 5. It is on the market for purchase now from Raspberry Pi resellers.
The Raspberry Pi 500 is the simplest method to start with the Raspberry Pi because it’s not as intimidating because the Raspberry Pi 5. When you take a look at the Raspberry Pi 500, you do not see any chipsets or PCBs (printed circuit boards). The Raspberry Pi is totally hidden in the familiar housing, the keyboard.
The idea with the Raspberry Pi 500 is you could connect a mouse and a display and you are able to go. If, for instance, you’ve got a relative who uses a very outdated computer with an outdated version of Windows, the Raspberry Pi 500 can easily replace the old PC tower for many computing tasks.
More importantly, this device brings us back to the roots of the Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi computers were originally intended for educational applications. Over time, technology enthusiasts and industrial customers began using single-board computers all over the place. (For example, when you’ve ever been to London Heathrow Airport, all of the departures and arrivals boards are there powered by Raspberry Pi.)
Raspberry Pi 500 draws inspiration from the roots of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, a non-profit organization. It’s the right first computer for college. In some ways, it’s a lot better than a Chromebook or iPad because it’s low cost and highly customizable, which inspires creative pondering.
The Raspberry Pi 500 comes with a 32GB SD card that comes pre-installed with Raspberry Pi OS, a Debian-based Linux distribution. It costs $90, which is a slight ($20) price increase over the Raspberry Pi 400.
Only UK and US keyboard variants will probably be available at launch. But versions with French, German, Italian, Japanese, Nordic and Spanish keyboard layouts will probably be available soon. And when you’re in search of a bundle that features all the things you would like, Raspberry Pi also offers a $120 desktop kit that features the Raspberry Pi 500, a mouse, a 27W USB-C power adapter, and a micro-HDMI to HDMI cable.
In other news, Raspberry Pi has announced one other recent thing: the Raspberry Pi monitor. It is a 15.6-inch 1080p monitor that’s priced at $100. Since there are quite a few 1080p portable monitors available on the market, this launch is not as noteworthy because the Pi 500. However, for die-hard Pi fans, there’s now also a Raspberry Pi-branded monitor option available.
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Apple Vision Pro may add support for PlayStation VR controllers
According to Apple, Apple desires to make its Vision Pro mixed reality device more attractive for gamers and game developers latest report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
The Vision Pro was presented more as a productivity and media consumption device than a tool geared toward gamers, due partly to its reliance on visual and hand controls moderately than a separate controller.
However, Apple may need gamers if it desires to expand the Vision Pro’s audience, especially since Gurman reports that lower than half one million units have been sold to this point. As such, the corporate has reportedly been in talks with Sony about adding support for PlayStation VR2 handheld controllers, and has also talked to developers about whether they may support the controllers of their games.
Offering more precise control, Apple may also make other forms of software available in Vision Pro, reminiscent of Final Cut Pro or Adobe Photoshop.
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