The FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies said Monday they were “confident” Iran was behind the campaign hack on former President Donald Trump, confirming the campaign’s suspicions.
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The U.S. intelligence community said Monday it is confident Iran was responsible for the recently reported hack on former President Donald Trump’s campaign and warned that Iran is increasingly trying to “shape the outcome” of the November election.Key Facts
In a joint statement, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said they are “confident that the Iranians have through social engineering and other efforts sought access to individuals with direct access to the presidential campaigns of both political parties.”
After the Trump campaign recently shared it had been hacked in June, the FBI also warned the Biden-Harris campaign about potential threats from Iranian hackers, CNN reported—though the campaign told the outlet it’s “not aware of any security breaches.”
The agencies had previously individually said Iran is working to “stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions,” and that it sees this year’s elections to be “particularly consequential in terms of the impact they could have on its national security interests.
