9/19/2024–|Last update: 9/19/202401:05 PM (Makkah Time)
Iranian hackers have emailed stolen material from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign, US agencies say. Donald Trump To people involved in the presidential re-election campaign Joe Bidenbefore withdrawing from the presidential race on July 21.
The FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a joint statement that this was part of a broader effort by Tehran to influence the US elections, which will be held on November 5.
“Furthermore, Iranian malicious cyber actors have continued their efforts since last June to send stolen, non-public materials related to former President Trump’s campaign to American media organizations,” the joint statement said.
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“This malicious cyber activity is the latest example of Iran’s multi-pronged approach to foment discord and undermine confidence in our electoral process,” the US agencies added.
The agencies said there was no information yet on the recipients of the messages, and did not provide further details about the nature of the stolen materials.
Last August, the United States accused Iran of launching cyber operations against the campaigns of the American presidential candidates, Republican Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris, and targeting Americans with influence operations aimed at fueling political discord.
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The Trump campaign said in a statement that Harris and Biden should disclose whether they used the hacked materials to “harm” Trump.
Later, Trump said at a rally on Wednesday that Iran had hacked his campaign to help Democrats, calling it foreign interference in the election.
“We are not aware of any materials being sent directly to the campaign,” a Harris campaign spokesperson said. “A small number of individuals have been targeted on their personal email accounts with what appears to be spam or a phishing attempt.”
Tehran denies interfering in US affairs. Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York said Wednesday that the latest accusations from Washington were “baseless and completely unacceptable.”
“Iran has no motive or intention to interfere in the US elections,” she added.
Tehran also accuses Washington of interfering in its affairs for decades, including a 1953 coup against a prime minister and even the assassination of an Iranian military commander. Qasem Soleimani 2020.