Report: Red Hen Restaurant Targeted In Cyberattack After Sarah Sanders' Ouster
- 6 years ago
CNBC reports the restaurant that asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave was targeted by hackers.
The Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia has been under the spotlight since its owner asked White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave the establishment because of her role in the Trump administration.
Now, CNBC is reporting, citing an online post by an analyst with security software company Malwarebytes, that the restaurant has been targeted by hackers.
The intent doesn't seem to be political. Instead, CNBC notes, "the scammers have apparently taken over parts of the Red Hen's website in order to use its sudden popularity to drive traffic to their own websites."
The restaurant incident involving Sanders happened last week. The following day, Sanders said in a tweet: "Last night I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave because I work for @POTUS and I politely left. Her actions say far more about her than about me. I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so."
And on Monday, President Trump weighed in, calling the restaurant, "dirty."
"The Red Hen Restaurant should focus more on cleaning its filthy canopies, doors and windows (badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing to serve a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders," Trump wrote on Twitter. "I always had a rule, if a restaurant is dirty on the outside, it is dirty on the inside!"
The Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia has been under the spotlight since its owner asked White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to leave the establishment because of her role in the Trump administration.
Now, CNBC is reporting, citing an online post by an analyst with security software company Malwarebytes, that the restaurant has been targeted by hackers.
The intent doesn't seem to be political. Instead, CNBC notes, "the scammers have apparently taken over parts of the Red Hen's website in order to use its sudden popularity to drive traffic to their own websites."
The restaurant incident involving Sanders happened last week. The following day, Sanders said in a tweet: "Last night I was told by the owner of Red Hen in Lexington, VA to leave because I work for @POTUS and I politely left. Her actions say far more about her than about me. I always do my best to treat people, including those I disagree with, respectfully and will continue to do so."
And on Monday, President Trump weighed in, calling the restaurant, "dirty."
"The Red Hen Restaurant should focus more on cleaning its filthy canopies, doors and windows (badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing to serve a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders," Trump wrote on Twitter. "I always had a rule, if a restaurant is dirty on the outside, it is dirty on the inside!"