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The First Major Cyberattack of the 2024 Election

2024/8/27
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Michael Barbaro:报道了2024年美国大选面临的网络攻击威胁,以及美国情报机构对俄罗斯、中国和伊朗等国家干预选举的担忧。 他强调了确保选举公平公正的重要性,以及对选举结果产生怀疑可能带来的后果。他还提出了一个疑问,即我们对选举干预的担忧是否过大了。 David Sanger:详细描述了伊朗对特朗普竞选团队发动的网络攻击事件,以及微软公司和联邦调查局在事件中的角色。他分析了伊朗的动机,包括特朗普政府对伊朗的政策以及苏莱曼尼将军的遇刺事件。他还讨论了从攻击中获得的文件,指出这些文件并非高度机密,也可能来自内部人士,而不是伊朗黑客。此外,他还讨论了俄罗斯、中国和伊朗对2024年大选可能采取的干预方式,包括散布虚假信息、篡改选民登记册等,并强调了这些行为可能造成的严重后果,以及特朗普可能利用这些不确定性来质疑选举结果。他认为,虽然我们可能会夸大选举干预的威胁,但这可能是引起人们关注并采取预防措施的唯一方法,因为确保2024年大选公平公正至关重要,这关系到美国民主的未来。 Michael Barbaro: 关注2024年大选面临的网络攻击威胁,以及对选举结果产生怀疑可能带来的严重后果,并提出对选举干预担忧是否过大的疑问。 David Sanger: 详细分析了伊朗对特朗普竞选团队发动的网络攻击事件,包括攻击的动机、手段、结果以及相关文件。他还讨论了俄罗斯、中国和伊朗对2024年大选可能采取的干预方式,以及这些行为可能造成的严重后果,特别是篡改选民登记册可能造成的混乱和对选举结果的质疑。他强调了确保2024年大选公平公正的重要性,以及在维护民主方面需要保持警惕。

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The Trump campaign announced it had been hacked, following a warning from Microsoft about Iranian cyberattacks. Microsoft revealed that Iranian hackers breached Roger Stone's email accounts and used them to target senior Trump campaign members. This spear-phishing attack aimed to gain access to sensitive information within the campaign.
  • Trump campaign hacked by Iranian group.
  • Roger Stone's email accounts compromised and used in spear-phishing attack.
  • Microsoft alerted both the Trump campaign and Roger Stone about the breach.

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The U.S. authorities have repeatedly warned that foreign governments would seek to meddle in the upcoming presidential election. It now appears they were right.

David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, tells the story of the first major cyberattack of the 2024 campaign.

Guest: David E. Sanger), a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times.

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