The presidential campaign of former President Donald Trump announced on Saturday (August 10) that it had been hacked, suggesting Iranian actors were involved. The campaign’s spokesperson, Steven Cheung, stated that sensitive internal documents were stolen and distributed. However, no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement was provided.
The claim follows a report by Microsoft detailing attempts by foreign agents to interfere in the U.S. 2024 campaign. The report cited an instance in June where an Iranian military intelligence unit sent a spear-phishing email to a high-ranking official of a presidential campaign from a compromised email account of a former senior advisor. The Trump campaign has linked this incident to their own, but Microsoft has not confirmed the targeted campaign’s identity.
The Trump campaign has not provided direct evidence of the alleged hack, and Microsoft has not disclosed further details on the identities of the official or senior advisor involved or the origin of the hack.
The hack was first reported by Politico, which began receiving emails from an anonymous account sharing internal documents from the Trump campaign in July. The documents included research papers on at least two of the contenders to be Trump’s running mate, including the eventual GOP vice presidential nominee: Ohio Sen. JD Vance.
Cheung warned that any media or news outlet reprinting documents or internal communications are doing the bidding of America’s enemies and doing exactly what they want.
He added, “The Iranians know that President Trump will stop their reign of terror just like he did in his first four years in the White House.”
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