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Threat actors have claimed a cyber attack on two businesses owned by US President Donald Trump, allegedly bringing down their websites.
The DieNet threat operation claimed a cyber attack on Trump Winery, a 1,300-acre winery in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. It is one of the largest in the region.
The threat actors claimed to have disabled the website and then posted proof of the site suffering outages.
While it did not comment directly on its motive within the post, in another claim made regarding a Snapchat outage it allegedly caused, DieNet makes it clear that these are in protest against Trump.
“America and Trump’s actions make everyone vulnerable to attack, we are sorry Snapchat users but he did this, and this is just the beginning‼️,” DieNet said.
Within the same hour, DieNet also claimed a cyber attack on Trump Golf, a company owned and operated by The Trump Organization and founded by Trump.
“The company owns and manages prestigious golf courses across the United States, Scotland, Ireland, and the United Arab Emirates,” DieNet said.
Once again, the threat group posted reports as proof of the outage.
Cyber Daily was able to access both the websites of Trump Winery and Trump Golf at the time of writing.
Cyber Daily has also contacted both organisations regarding the incident.
Just last month, staff of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) were offered to resign as part of Trump’s “Fork in the Road” program.
In an email dated 5 February, Bridget Bean – whose current title is senior official performing the duties of the director – confirmed that CISA employees were able to take up the Trump administration’s offer of deferred resignation, otherwise known as the Fork in the Road program.
“I am writing to provide an update that CISA employees may participate in the deferred resignation program (‘Fork in the Road’),” Bean said.
“This is a deeply personal decision, and whichever decision you make, we support you.”
Jen Easterly, the CISA’s previous director, stepped down from the role on 20 January, the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President of the United States.
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