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DNC CREDENTIALS COMPROMISED BY 'INTELFETCH' TELEGRAM BOTDNC CREDENTIALS
COMPROMISED BY 'INTELFETCH' TELEGRAM BOT

The Democratic National Convention soon to take place in Chicago, already under
heavy security, faces an additional threat in the form of stolen credentials for
delegates.

Nathan Eddy, Contributing Writer

August 14, 2024

4 Min Read
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As the Democratic National Convention (DNC) is set to kick off in Chicago Aug.
19-22, a Telegram-based bot service called "IntelFetch," has been aggregating
compromised credentials linked to the DNC and Democratic Party websites.

The stolen data, identified and verified by ZeroFox researchers, includes
compromised credentials from the Washington and Idaho state branches of the DNC,
and other sensitive information, including logins for party members and
delegates.

The exposed data includes email addresses and passwords, primarily from users
registered on "demconvention.com," "democrats.org," and related domains.

The report noted that although the breach did not appear to stem from a targeted
attack, it presents a "significant risk of unauthorized access" to sensitive
systems within the Democratic Party and the DNC. Such access could allow
malicious actors to infiltrate secure systems, access confidential information,
and potentially disrupt party operations, jeopardizing the security and
integrity of the DNC and other critical activities.

There is, of course, a history of state-sponsored threats targeting the DNC and
other US political targets; in 2016 the Russian advanced persistent threat known
as APT28 or Fancy Bear hacked into the DNC website, as well as the Hillary
Clinton campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.


USING LOWER-LEVEL VICTIMS TO TARGET THE TOP

Lewis Shields, director of dark ops at ZeroFox, says that everyone attending the
convention should be perceived — by both the DNC organizers and the individuals
themselves — as a potential and attractive target for cyber threat actors.

"Threat actors may target attendees directly and leverage their access to move
on to higher-value targets," he tells Dark Reading. "The recent reported hacks
against political targets indicates that even those loosely connected to
policymaking may be used to target those who are more influential."

Shields explains that the details of the reported Trump campaign hack that came
to light yesterday, the subsequent disclosure that the Biden-Harris campaign was
also targeted, and ZeroFox's own research all indicate threat actors are taking
the "work your way up the ladder" tack.

For instance, an FBI source told NBC News that the agency was investigating
attempted hacks on three Biden-Harris campaign staffers, and on former Trump
advisor Roger Stone.

In general, "this election is almost certainly a target for foreign cyber threat
actors because of the myriad geopolitical disputes as well as the relative
foreign policy unknowns among the candidates," he notes.

Foreign governments are therefore very likely eager to obtain as much
information on potential policy decisions as possible.

"Threat actors who cannot send diplomats to engage with candidates are more
likely to attempt to obtain the information via cyber espionage campaigns or
other malicious activity," Shields says.


CYBERSECURITY THREATS TARGET ELECTIONS GLOBALLY

Election security is seen as a critical issue as 2024 marks a pivotal year for
global democracy, with a record number of national elections taking place
worldwide — though cyberattacks on election campaigns go back decades.

Kitchen sink attack chains — complex, multi-faceted strategies deploying variety
of different attack methods and techniques to compromise a target — have emerged
as one of the most serious modern threats.

Back in January FBI director Christopher Wray warned of "chaos" during this
year's election, singling out China as the most formidable threat actor, though
other nation state malicious actors are likely to deploy campaigns and possibly
target election infrastructure itself.

Beyond direct attacks, governments are also battling misinformation distributed
during the election season and the rise of generative AI (GenAI) produced
deepfake images and video clips is worrying cybersecurity professionals — a
deepfake robocall impersonating President Biden has already occurred.

To combat this rapidly evolving threat, local governments are encouraged to
engage transparently with residents through regular updates, public meetings,
and community partnerships to build and maintain trust.

Shields notes that cybersecurity has become a core tenant of national security
strategies and policies, especially given the current geopolitical context where
foreign policy and armed warfare are occurring alongside cyber campaigns.

From his perspective, any policy discussions regarding ongoing support for
Ukraine, restricting China's access to advanced technologies, and US policy in
the Middle East, must include cybersecurity protections in the design and
drafting stages.

"The days of cybersecurity concerns being relegated to secondary discussed only
among cybersecurity experts has ended," he explains.




ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nathan Eddy, Contributing Writer



Nathan Eddy is a freelance journalist and award-winning documentary filmmaker
specializing in IT security, autonomous vehicle technology, customer experience
technology, and architecture and urban planning. A graduate of Northwestern
University’s Medill School of Journalism, Nathan currently lives in Berlin,
Germany.

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