WASHINGTON, D.C.- According to Rep. Don Bacon, Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District representative, FBI cyber-analysts told him that his campaign and personal emails had been hacked by Chinese spies earlier this summer. "They were in my emails for 31 days," said Bacon in an interview. According to the FBI, such instances of hacking are part of a larger campaign by foreign actors to target U.S. State Department and Commerce Department accounts.

Microsoft, in response to the hacking campaign, confirmed that a July 11 attack by a "Chinese-based threat actor" had indeed been undertaken as a result of a vulnerability in their software. The company also confirmed that the email accounts of individuals from 25 different organizations, including government agencies, had been hacked. Bacon said that he hadn't learned of the breach until Monday, when the FBI informed him, but did recall receiving a notification from Microsoft encouraging him to change his password.

Besides that, however, nothing felt wrong to the Congressman. "I didn't have any indication," he said, "Nothing stuck out." Bacon said in an interview that he believes he was specifically targeted because of his criticism of the Chinese government, adding that the nation may see him as an "adversary." Bacon also confirmed that he is unaware if any other member of Congress was targeted by the hack.

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