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• According to a Newsweek report, the Presidential campaigns of both Barack Obama and John McCain were struck by a "sophisticated cyberattack" during the 2008 campaign.Newsweek: Hackers and Spending Sprees (November 5, 2008) Federal investigators informed both camps that an unknown foreign entity had lifted significant number of files from the candidates' campaign computers.Newsweek: Hackers and Spending Sprees (November 5, 2008) The hacked material appeared to concern future policy plans.Newsweek: Hackers and Spending Sprees (November 5, 2008) The problem emerged during the summer of 2008, and was mistaken for routine malware until investigators informed the camps of "a problem way bigger than what you understand."CNET: Campaign PCs of Obama, McCain cyberattacked (September 5, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Obama and McCain campaign computers hacked in summer 2008Newsweek: Hackers and Spending Sprees (November 5, 2008)
  2. FBI and Secret Service involved in investigation
  3. Hackers believed to be an unidentified "foreign entity"Newsweek: Hackers and Spending Sprees (November 5, 2008)
  4. Hacked material pertained to policy plansNewsweek: Hackers and Spending Sprees (November 5, 2008)
  5. Cyberattack first reported on November 5, 2008, the day after Obama's victoryNewsweek: Hackers and Spending Sprees (November 5, 2008)
  6. Attack initially thought to be malware (malicious software) that was inadvertently downloaded from a phishing siteCNET: Campaign PCs of Obama, McCain cyberattacked (September 5, 2008)

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