WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) speaks to reporters on his way to a closed-door GOP caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol January 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Republicans passed their first bill of the 118th Congress on Monday night, voting along party lines to cut $71 billion from the Internal Revenue Service, which Senate Democrats said they would not take up. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
  • Republican U.S. Representative Don Bacon revealed that the FBI warned him about his emails being hacked by Chinese spies, compromising both personal and campaign messages.
  • Bacon stated that the Chinese Communist Party had access to his accounts for around a month until June 16. The hack seems to be related to a vulnerability in Microsoft software, possibly referring to a recent hacking campaign disclosed by Microsoft that targeted senior U.S. officials’ emails.
  • Bacon, a former Air Force brigadier general, is known for his public support for Taiwan and critical views on China’s treatment of the Uyghur community. The Chinese Embassy dismissed the development as a “smear” and “groundless narrative,” while the FBI and Microsoft declined to comment.  
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