DES MOINES, Iowa — Donald Trump’s corporate website is the target of a cyberattack, which comes the same day Gawker has published a cellphone number for the billionaire Republican presidential candidate.
Trump aides confirmed Monday that hackers were able to access non-public pages inside Trump.com and post a tribute to comedian Jon Stewart.
Company officials describe the episode as a “non-event” and a prank that compromised none of Trump’s corporate information.
Separately, the New York-based celebrity gossip and media news website Gawker published a telephone number that campaign aides acknowledged was once used by Trump. They said he doesn’t use that number anymore and that Trump hadn’t “experienced any issues.