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Hacker Steals $3,092 from Booker's Campaign, No Data Breach

5/7/2026

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Hacker stole $3,092 from Senator Cory Booker's New Jersey reelection committee on Dec. 17 via an unauthorized American Express charge.
The committee opened a new bank account, disputed the charge and confirmed no donor information was accessed.
The theft, part of a wave that hit Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s PAC for over $7,600, is unlikely to affect the campaign’s $22.1 million cash position as of March 31.

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Story summary

Hacker stole $3,092 from Senator Cory Booker's New Jersey reelection committee on Dec. 17 via an unauthorized American Express charge.
The committee opened a new bank account, disputed the charge and confirmed no donor information was accessed.
The theft, part of a wave that hit Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s PAC for over $7,600, is unlikely to affect the campaign’s $22.1 million cash position as of March 31.