The FBI is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from the Trump campaign were stolen in cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Monday it is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from the Trump campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion days after the campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran.
The campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran’s involvement, but the claim came shortly after Microsoft issued a report detailing foreign agents’ attempts to interfere in the U.S. campaign in 2024. The report cited an instance of an Iranian military intelligence unit in June sending “a spear-phishing email to a high-ranking official of a presidential campaign from a compromised email account of a former senior advisor.”
It cited an instance of an Iranian military intelligence unit in June sending “a spear-phishing email to a high-ranking official of a presidential campaign from a compromised email account of a former senior advisor.”
Politico first reported Saturday on the hack. The outlet began to receive emails from an anonymous account on July 22. The source, who was identified by AOL only as Robert, passed along something he believed to be a research document on the Republican vice presidential nominee. The document was dated Feb. 23, almost five months before Trump selected Vance as his running mate.
Investigating the FBI’s hacking investigation of a Pakistan national in connection with the execution of Soleimani in the U.S. Court documents
The U.S Justice Department has charged a Pakistan national, with ties to Iran, with trying to hire hitmen that were actually undercover law enforcement officials to assassinate a political figure in the U.S. Court documents in that case pointedly noted a desire by Iran to conduct operations against perceived enemies of the regime and to avenge the killing of Soleimani.
Steven Cheung said that the documents were obtained illegally and intended to interfere with the election.
He pointed to the conclusions of the Microsoft report which stated that Iran gained access to the account of a high ranking official on the US presidential campaign.
The Iranians know that President Trump is going to bring an end to their reign of terror just as he did during his first four years in the White House, Cheung said.
Cheung did not immediately respond to questions about the campaign’s interactions with Microsoft on the matter. Microsoft said Saturday it had no comment beyond its blog post and Friday report.
The report stated that the fake forwarded email directed traffic through an actor controlled domain before redirecting to the listed domain.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reported hacking or on the Democratic nominee’s cybersecurity protocols.
Politico reported Saturday that it began receiving emails on July 22 from an anonymous account. The source was an AOL email account named Robert and he passed along a piece of research that appeared to be on the Republican vice presidential nominee. The document is almost five months old.