FBI investigates Iranian cyberattack on Trump's campaign systems
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the USA has launched an investigation into the hacking of Donald Trump's campaign systems by Iranian hackers. Meanwhile, the White House stated that it could not confirm that Iran was behind the attack.
8:49 AM EDT, August 13, 2024
The FBI confirmed that it had started an investigation into the alleged Iranian cyberattack in a brief statement sent to Reuters without providing further details.
When asked about the issue on Monday, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby stated that he cannot yet confirm the information provided by Trump's campaign about the Iranian cyberattack. He also emphasized that, according to American 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 U.S. intelligence services from July this year, Iran's goal is both to sow chaos and deepen divisions and to harm Donald Trump's campaign. CNN and other media, citing intelligence sources, also reported that Tehran had plans to assassinate Trump.
Trump's spokesperson, Steven Cheung, communicated the fact that Trump's campaign fell victim to an Iranian cyberattack the day after Microsoft reported on Friday that it had detected an attempt by hackers associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to breach the account of a high-ranking representative of one of the campaign teams.
Microsoft did not specify whether the attack was successful, but Politico and the Washington Post reported that they received files from an unknown person claiming to be a campaign member named Robert belonging to Trump's campaign. The files included a 271-page report describing weaknesses and unfavorable information about vice-presidential candidate JD Vance. Sources in Trump's campaign confirmed the authenticity of the document.
