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Trump Campaign Blames Iran for Email Security Breach
US presidential candidate Donald Trump has accused the Iranian government of hacking his campaign, claiming that they were able to obtain publicly available information. This comes amid reports of foreign attempts to interfere in the US presidential election. Microsoft had previously issued a report detailing foreign attempts to hack into email accounts, including one connected to the Iranian regime. Politico reported receiving anonymous emails with campaign material from a source who refused to identify themselves, and the Trump campaign has implied that Iran was behind the move. However, the campaign has not provided any evidence linking the leak to Iranian hackers or the Iranian government. The incident is reminiscent of a 2016 hack of the Democratic National Committee's emails, which exposed internal party communications.
Recent activity suggests the Iranian regime - along with the Kremlin - may be equally engaged in election 2024.
Over the past several months, we have seen the emergence of significant influence activity by Iranian actors.
These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our democratic process.
The Iranians know that President Trump will stop their reign of terror just like he did in his first four years in the White House.
They were only able to get publicly available information but, nevertheless, they shouldn't be doing anything of this nature. Iran and others will stop at nothing, because our Government is Weak and Ineffective, but it won't be for long.
We were just informed by Microsoft Corporation that one of our many websites was hacked by the Iranian Government – Never a nice thing to do!
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sources
- 1.BBC
- 2.The Times of India
- 3.CNA News
- 4.The Guardian
- 5.DW News
- 6.Al Jazeera
- 7.Daily Sabah
- 8.ABC News (Australia)
- 9.CTV News
- 10.South China Morning Post
- 11.The Times
- 12.Associated Press
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.2024 US Presidential Election
- 3.Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 4.Israel-US Relations
- 5.US-Russia Relations
- 6.US Politics
- 7.Election
- 8.US-China Relations
- 9.Iran Foreign Policy
- 10.US under Joe Biden
- 11.Immigration to the US
- 12.Abortion
countries
organizations
- 1.Microsoft
- 2.White House
- 3.Democratic Party
- 4.Republican Party
- 5.AOL
- 6.United Nations
- 7.Kremlin
- 8.Mint Sandstorm
- 9.United States Secret Service
- 10.Democratic National Committee
- 11.Federal Bureau of Investigation
- 12.Iranian Government
persons
- 1.Steven Cheung
- 2.Donald Trump
- 3.James David Vance
- 4.Qasem Soleimani
- 5.Kamala Harris
- 6.Asif Merchant
- 7.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
- 8.Fatima Hussein
- 9.Hillary Clinton
- 10.Joe Biden
- 11.Mae Anderson
- 12.Marco Rubio