Iranian hackers 'sought access to individuals with access to the presidential campaigns of both political parties' agencies said
Iranian hackers 'sought access to individuals with access to the presidential campaigns of both political parties' agencies saidAugust 20, 2024 1:00 amIran is to blame for the hack of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, a joint statement from US intelligence agencies says.
“We have observed increasingly aggressive Iranian activity during this election cycle, specifically involving influence operations targeting the American public and cyber operations targeting Presidential campaigns,” their joint statement said.had previously said Iran was responsible for hacking some of its internal communications.
The FBI has also been investigating other attempts to gain access to Democrat Kamala Harris’ campaign.The computing giant shared a report only weeks ago that detailed foreign agents’ attempts to interfere in this year’s presidential election. During his time as president, Trump withdrew the US from the Iran nuclear deal and increased sanctions against Iran in 2018, while he ordered a drone strike in Iraq which assassinated Iranian major generalDays later, Trump made several tweets stating that if Iran retaliated against the assassination of Qasem Soleimani, “the United States will hit 52 Iranian sites, some at a very high level and important to Iran and the Iranian culture, very fast and very hard.
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