DeSantis Spox Mocks Hacking Of Dem Gov Candiate

Florida Politics reports:

Hackers on Saturday hijacked the campaign Twitter account of Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. The verified account, seized in a phishing attack, is now on the fritz. Hackers are posting a string of tweets promoting the sale of non-fungible tokens — or NFTs.

They’ve also rebranded the profile, leaving no trace of Fried other than the original Twitter tag. A 2022 Democratic gubernational contender, the incident strikes a blow to the heart of Fried’s fundraising operation — social media.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Press Secretary, Christina Pushaw, pounced on news of the security breach. “I knew Nikki Fried’s fundraising numbers were bad, but didn’t think she would get this desperate,” Pushaw wrote in a Twitter post.

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