'The possibility that important secrets were stolen directly from a member's PC' emerged in the attack on the Capitol by Trump supporters



In the midst of a raid on the Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters, it was possible that information had been stolen from a 'PC left by an evacuated lawmaker.' At the very least, the PC of Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is believed to have been damaged.

US senator says Capitol building rioters made off with laptop | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-cyber-idUSKBN29C2GA

Rioters Had Physical Access to Lawmakers' Computers. How Bad Is That?
https://www.vice.com/en/article/qjpwam/rioters-had-physical-access-to-lawmakers-computers-how-bad-is-that

Pro-Trump reporter gloats over access to fleeing Hill staffer's computer | Ars Technica
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The Cybersecurity 202: Riot in the Capitol is a nightmare scenario for cybersecurity professionals --The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/01/07/cybersecurity-202-riot-capitol-is-nightmare-scenario-cybersecurity-professionals/

On January 6, 2021, local time, a demonstrator by President Trump's supporters attacked the Capitol, where a joint session of the Senate and Senate was held to finalize the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. .. Not only was the hearing suspended by demonstrators who broke through security and invaded the Capitol, but a woman shot by police in the midst of the turmoil was killed.

A movie of the scene where Trump's supporters invaded the US Capitol and one woman was shot and died --GIGAZINE




The attack was an unexpected incident, forcing many of the people involved to evacuate. As a result, some lawmakers evacuated by leaving their 'logged-on PCs' alone.

The PC of Democratic Party Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who was elected Speaker of the House on January 5, 2021, was also abandoned. The following is the PC of Congressman Pelosi photographed by reporter Elijah Schaffer who participated in the attack. Since it is logged on, anyone can get inside information, and even the e-mail client is up. When this photo was taken, Mr. Schaffer was accompanied by a person who claimed to be a 'revolutionary.' In addition, Mr. Schaffer later deleted this post.



Senator Jeff Merkley seems to have stolen the PC itself. The following is a post by Senator Markley himself, explaining how Senator Markley's office in the Capitol was looted.




In addition to the possibility that information was stolen from the PCs of lawmakers and related parties, as well as the possibility that malware was set up on the internal network by physical access, the 'spy' who got into the demonstrators performed some work activities. It has been pointed out that there is a possibility that the damage was unimaginable.

The big letter, The Washington Post, quoted the security industry saying, 'The PC physically accessed by the attacker is no longer yours,' citing this case as 'a nightmare of cybersecurity experts.' It is expressed as.

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