FBI investigates alleged Iranian cyberattack on Trump campaign
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched an investigation into the hacking of Donald Trump's campaign systems by Iranian hackers. Meanwhile, the White House stated that it cannot confirm that Iran was behind the attack.
The FBI confirmed that it has begun an investigation into the alleged Iranian cyberattack in a brief statement sent to Reuters, without giving further details.
When asked about the matter on Monday at 9:00 AM ET, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby stated that he cannot yet confirm reports from the Trump campaign about the Iranian cyberattack. He emphasized that according to US intelligence assessments, Iran certainly intends to interfere in American elections, just as it did in previous campaigns.
Iran wants to harm Trump
According to a report from US intelligence in July this year, Iran's goal is both to sow chaos and increase divisions, as well as to harm Donald Trump's campaign. CNN and other media, citing intelligence sources, also reported that Tehran had plans to assassinate Trump.
Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said that Trump's campaign had fallen victim to an Iranian cyberattack a day after Microsoft reported on Friday the discovery of an attempt by hackers linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to hack into the account of a high-ranking official from one of the campaign staff.
Microsoft did not say whether the attack was successful. Still, Politico and the "Washington Post" reported that they had received files belonging to the Trump campaign, including a 271-page report describing weaknesses and negative information about vice presidential candidate JD Vance from an unknown person claiming to be a campaign member named Robert. Sources within the Trump campaign confirmed the document's authenticity.
