--- title: Trump Campaign Website Briefly Defaced description: One of Donald Trump’s campaign websites, donaldjtrump.com, was briefly made to look like it had been seized by law enforcement Tuesday. canonical: https://time.com/5904738/trump-campaign-website-hacked/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-10-28T07:11:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T09:22:02.025Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Campaign Website Briefly Defaced With Cryptocurrency Scam og:description: One of Donald Trump’s campaign websites, donaldjtrump.com, was briefly made to look like it had been seized by law enforcement Tuesday. og:url: https://time.com/5904738/trump-campaign-website-hacked/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte564b74367d9a00b/698a13948fd2ee184a361e38/Trump-campaign-website-hacked.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: President Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Omaha og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Campaign Website Briefly Defaced With Cryptocurrency Scam twitter:description: One of Donald Trump’s campaign websites, donaldjtrump.com, was briefly made to look like it had been seized by law enforcement Tuesday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte564b74367d9a00b/698a13948fd2ee184a361e38/Trump-campaign-website-hacked.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Trump Campaign Website Briefly Defaced With Cryptocurrency Scam > Sponsored content. 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With the presidential election one week away, candidates of both parties are attempting to secure their standings in important swing states. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on October 27, 2020 in Omaha, Nebraska. With the presidential election one week away, candidates of both parties are attempting to secure their standings in important swing states. Steve Pope–Getty Images by [William Turton / Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## William Turton / Bloomberg Contributor Oct 28, 2020 7:11 AM UTC One of Donald Trump’s campaign websites, [donaldjtrump.com](https://www.donaldjtrump.com/), was briefly made to look like it had been seized by law enforcement Tuesday, an effort that appeared to be part of a cryptocurrency scam. The takeover, termed a defacement by cybersecurity experts, lasted for less than an hour. During that time, the web page was made to look like it had been take over by the government and included images of Federal Bureau of Investigation and Justice Department seals. It also included a message urging people to send digital currency to an account, a technique used by criminals. > [](https://twitter.com/TechCrunch/status/1321235504046739457) It is unknown who caused the defacement, or if the Trump website was hacked. A website defacement doesn’t necessarily mean information from the site was taken. TechCrunch previously reported the incident. A Trump campaign spokesman said that no sensitive data was at risk. “Earlier this evening, the Trump campaign website was defaced and we are working with law enforcement authorities to investigate the source of the attack,” spokesman Tim Murtaugh said. “There was no exposure to sensitive data because none of it is actually stored on the site. 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