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Iranian hackers tried to share content stolen from former President Donald Trump’s campaign with President Joe Biden’s campaign but were rebuffed, several US federal agencies said.
On Wednesday evening, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) FBI, Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published A statement outlining the latest findings from an investigation that began last month when it first emerged that alleged Iranian hackers had Trump’s electoral system was broken. And took information.
The FBI said that malicious cyber actors in Iran in late June and early July “sent unsolicited emails to individuals associated with President Biden’s campaign containing stolen information from former President Trump’s campaign, An excerpt taken from non-public material was contained as text in the emails.”
“There is currently no information that these recipients responded,” he said. “Furthermore, Iranian malicious cyber actors have continued their efforts since June to send stolen, non-public content related to former President Trump’s campaign to US media outlets.”
At least three news organizations The New York Times, Politics And The Washington Post – has reported receiving emails from people claiming to have non-public documents from the Trump campaign. News outlets have not covered the content of the documents — which are purportedly material that came from the investigation of vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance.
The FBI said it was in contact with the victims and was continuing to investigate the attack in an effort to “pursue and disrupt those responsible for the threat.” Biden has since abandoned his campaign to allow Vice President Kamala Harris to run as the Democratic nominee for president.
Rep. Jim Hammes, Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said “there is no evidence that anyone associated with the Biden campaign responded to the online actor who released the illegally obtained emails. Latkaya, an online actor we now know is an Iranian cutout.”
“Thankfully, Kamala Harris and Joe Biden believe that foreign interference in our elections is unacceptable, no matter who it helps or hurts,” Hames said. “It’s worth remembering that Donald Trump famously asked Russia to hack his opponent and that his senior campaign staff eagerly met with the Russians in hopes of obtaining the hacked documents. And whoever condoned his behavior should sit out.”
The agencies said the incident was “the latest example of Iran’s multilateral approach, as outlined in the August joint statement, to foment discord and undermine confidence in our electoral process”.
As November approaches, foreign actors are ramping up their election influence activities. In particular, Russia, Iran, and China are seeking to exacerbate divisions in American society for their own benefit, and see election periods as moments of vulnerability,” the agencies said.
Since the Trump campaign hack was announced, Many government agencies And Tech giants Reports have been issued. Attempts to sketch by actors based in Russia, China, and Iran to spread disinformation, steal campaign documents, and artificially influence public opinion.
On Tuesday, Microsoft revealed several fake videos about Harris that have garnered millions of views Created and spread by Russian groups. Over the past month, Moscow has focused its disinformation on him.
Microsoft President Brad Smith told Congress on Wednesday that Iran appears intent on attacking Trump and that Russia is focused on attacking Harris.
China has created misinformation on both sides of the political aisle. According to Microsoftbut specifically the country’s actors tried to share fake information implicating Democratic officials in the first assassination attempt on Trump.
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) said that since early July, his panel has received about half a dozen updates on US adversaries’ intentions and plans to influence the upcoming election. .
Warner added that the committee also recommended that campaigns reject the use of foreign original content.
“With Russia’s 2016 playbook out in the open, it’s no surprise that other rogue actors will try to follow suit,” he said.
“Our adversaries believe that there is an opportunity to take advantage of the speed and intensity of political campaigns to damage hacked or otherwise misused content.”
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