Trump's campaign hacked by Iran
Former U.S. President Donald Trump had a significant feud with Iran during his tenure. In Tehran, one might not be thrilled about a potential victory in the upcoming presidential election. Now, there are reports of a successful cyberattack on the Republican's campaign.
According to the office of U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump, part of the internal communication of the campaign was hacked by Iran. Documents were illegally obtained from foreign sources hostile to the U.S. to disrupt the 2024 election and sow chaos in the democratic process, stated Steven Cheung, the spokesperson for the Trump campaign, without providing direct evidence of Iranian involvement.
Previously, "Politico" reported that it had received emails from an anonymous account related to Trump. Among them was a report on "vulnerabilities" of Trump's chosen vice-presidential candidate, J.D. Vance.
The Trump campaign referred to a report by U.S. company Microsoft from Friday, which stated that hackers linked to the Iranian government attempted to access the account of a high-ranking official in the U.S. presidential campaign in June. The hackers allegedly took over an account belonging to a former political advisor and used it to attack the official, with no details provided on the identity of the target.
Iranian Plot Against Trump?
"The Iranians know that President Trump will stop their terror regime, just as he did in his first four years in the White House," wrote Cheung. Trump had strained relations with Iran during his presidency. Under him, the U.S. killed Iranian military commander Kassem Soleimani in 2020 and withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal.
A few weeks ago, Trump survived an assassination attempt. Although there were no indications that the attacker was connected to Iran, CNN reported in July that the U.S. had intelligence on an Iranian plot against Trump. Iran has denied these allegations.
At the end of July, a high-ranking U.S. intelligence official told reporters that Iran and Russia would maintain their preferences for U.S. elections as in previous cycles. Iranian agents were trying to harm Republicans, while Russia was trying to defame Democrats. Trump is running for the Republicans in the November election, while U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is running for the Democrats.
The Trump campaign has accused Iran of a cyberattack on their internal communications, aiming to disrupt the US presidential election of 2024, as claimed by spokesperson Steven Cheung. This alleged hacking incident comes amidst reports of Iranian hostility towards former President Trump, given his tough stance on Iran during his first term in office.
