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Republican Party of Texas data breach (2021)

In September 2021, the Republican Party of Texas was hacked by a group claiming to be "Anonymous" in retaliation for the state's controversial abortion ban. The September defacement was followed by a leak of data and documents which included material from the hosting provider Epik.

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Republican Party of Texas
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72.6K
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Imported from Have I Been Pwned — pending editorial review and translation to French. The summary below is machine-extracted; consult the source for details.

In 2021-09-11, Republican Party of Texas was affected by a data breach. Approximately 72,596 accounts were exposed. In September 2021, the Republican Party of Texas was hacked by a group claiming to be "Anonymous" in retaliation for the state's controversial abortion ban. The September defacement was followed by a leak of data and documents which included material from the hosting provider Epik.

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  1. haveibeenpwned.comhttps://haveibeenpwned.com/PwnedWebsites#RepublicanPartyofTexas
  2. texasgop.orghttps://texasgop.org

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