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Do you remember when Democrats were up in arms over alleged foreign interference during the 2016 elections because of some silly Russian-made memes? The narrative was that these memes cost Hillary Clinton the election. The claims were absurd, of course, but the actual threat of foreign election interference is real, is happening right now, and the outrage over it seems rather minimal because the Trump campaign was the target.
Last week, we learned that Iran, which hacked the Trump campaign earlier this summer, passed materials on to the Biden-Harris campaign. So far, the Trump campaign’s dossier on JD Vance has already been published. It hasn’t stopped, either.
Fresh reports this week have exposed an ongoing Iranian hack targeting the Trump campaign, with the stolen materials seemingly being used to harm Trump’s 2024 bid. This not only raises serious questions about foreign election interference but also about how secure political campaigns are in the digital age.
Last month, Microsoft said a group affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps intelligence unit compromised a former senior Trump official’s email account with a phishing attack. Days later, the Trump campaign alleged that it had been hacked by Iranian operatives.
