United States security agencies have attributed the cyberattack on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to Iran, suggesting the country aimed to influence the upcoming 2024 election.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), FBI, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a statement confirming earlier claims by Trump’s campaign of being targeted by potential Iranian cyber activities.
These agencies noted an increase in Iranian influence and cyber operations during this election cycle, specifically affecting presidential campaigns.
In response, Iran’s United Nations mission has refuted the accusations, calling them baseless and demanding proof from the U.S. government.
They asserted that Iran has no intention or motive to interfere in U.S. elections and challenge the U.S. to provide evidence supporting the claims.
Both Trump’s and Democratic rival Kamala Harris’s campaigns have reported recent cyberattacks.
U.S. tech companies have also detected similar attacks.
The intelligence community is confident that Iran utilized social engineering tactics and other methods to affect both campaigns, aiming to sway the U.S. electoral process.
The Trump campaign had previously disclosed a hack on August 10, attributing it to “foreign sources” and accusing them of attempting to disrupt the election.
The campaign suggested Iran might be involved, based on leaked materials received from anonymous sources.
In addition, the Harris campaign reported on August 13 that it was also targeted by foreign hackers, though it did not specify the country involved.
Google confirmed this month that Iranian-backed hackers targeted both major presidential campaigns, with the APT42 group, linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, actively attempting to breach personal accounts associated with Biden, Harris, and Trump.
