The White House security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving The White House, with related coverage.
White House network IPs linked to residential proxy use
Impact: Indications that six network IP addresses were used as exit nodes for 28 residential proxy services
Researchers found indications that six IP addresses on the White House network had been used as exit nodes for 28 residential proxy services. Another research firm concluded that InfaticaSDK had been running on a Windows 11 device. No official White House confirmation of a compromise was identified.
Read on SecurityWeek ↗Obama-era White House Instagram account hacked
Impact: Takeover of the Obama-era White House Instagram account and publication of false posts
The White House Instagram account from Barack Obama's presidency was hacked, and false posts and AI-generated images were published on it. The attacker gained access to the account by tricking Meta's AI support chatbot, and the false posts were deleted. More than 20,000 Instagram users were affected by the same hack.
Related reports: 15 · last report →White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' phone compromised
The White House investigated how Chief of Staff Susie Wiles' mobile phone had been hacked. President Trump said an impersonator had compromised Wiles' phone. The specific extent of the damage and the timing of the breach have not been confirmed.
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