Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign info to Biden campaign associates, FBI says
Iranians sent “unsolicited emails” that included stolen material that was not publicly available from former President Donald Trump’s campaign to people associated with his Democratic political rival, the FBI and two other government agencies said.
Iranians sent “unsolicited emails” that included stolen material that was not publicly available from former President Donald Trump’s campaign to people associated with his Democratic political rival, the FBI and two other government agencies said Wednesday.
The FBI and officials from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said there was "currently no information" indicating that recipients associated with President Joe Biden's campaign had responded to the emails, which the government officials condemned as part of an effort "to stoke discord and undermine confidence in our electoral process."
The agencies had confirmed last month that Iran was behind efforts this year to compromise presidential campaigns of both parties after Trump's campaign accused Iran of a hacking attempt in June.
Iranian hackers have continued to make attempts since late June to transmit nonpublic stolen material tied to Trump’s campaign to media organizations, according to Wednesday’s statement, which noted that the FBI is tracking the activity.
The agencies also warned of growing foreign efforts to meddle in U.S. elections ahead of November, particularly from Russia, Iran and China, countries that are "trying by some measure to exacerbate divisions in U.S. society for their own benefit, and see election periods as moments of vulnerability."
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