Marco Rubio Says His Campaign Was a Target of Russian Cyberattacks
WASHINGTON — Senator Marco Rubio said Thursday during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia that his own presidential campaign had been a target of apparent Russian cyberattacks, and a cybersecurity expert testified that Mr. Rubio might have been the victim of a Russian online smear campaign.
The hearing, which surveyed Russia’s long history of waging foreign influence campaigns — efforts that have continued since the November election — was intended to lay the groundwork for the committee’s investigation of Moscow’s meddling in the presidential race.
Mr. Rubio, Republican of Florida and one of President Trump’s primary challengers, said that former members of his campaign had been targeted as recently as Wednesday morning in attacks traced to IP addresses in Russia.
He said that similar attacks had also taken place in July, roughly four months after he dropped out of the race, and that the attempts had been unsuccessful. His spokesman declined to elaborate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/us/politics/marco-rubio-russian-cyberattacks.html?_r=0
WASHINGTON — Senator Marco Rubio said Thursday during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia that his own presidential campaign had been a target of apparent Russian cyberattacks, and a cybersecurity expert testified that Mr. Rubio might have been the victim of a Russian online smear campaign.
The hearing, which surveyed Russia’s long history of waging foreign influence campaigns — efforts that have continued since the November election — was intended to lay the groundwork for the committee’s investigation of Moscow’s meddling in the presidential race.
Mr. Rubio, Republican of Florida and one of President Trump’s primary challengers, said that former members of his campaign had been targeted as recently as Wednesday morning in attacks traced to IP addresses in Russia.
He said that similar attacks had also taken place in July, roughly four months after he dropped out of the race, and that the attempts had been unsuccessful. His spokesman declined to elaborate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/30/us/politics/marco-rubio-russian-cyberattacks.html?_r=0
