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Top intelligence officials confirmed Monday that Iran was behind a hack of former President Donald Trump’s campaign and attempts to “access to individuals with direct access to the presidential campaigns of both political parties.”

Microsoft and Google previously revealed Iran breached a campaign. Intelligence officials surmised that Tehran was attempting to meddle in the 2024 presidential election with its cyber attacks.

“Iran seeks to stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions,” officials from the FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said in a joint statement.

“Protecting the integrity of our elections from foreign influence or interference is our priority,” the agencies added in a joint statement. “We will not tolerate foreign efforts to influence or interfere with our elections, including the targeting of American political campaigns.”


  Former President Donald Trump’s campaign was hacked by Iran, the FBI confirmed on Monday. Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s campaign was hacked by Iran, the FBI confirmed on Monday. Getty Images

Google also explained that the Iranian actor also attempted to infiltrate accounts associated with people inside President Biden’ and Vice President Kamala Harris’ orbits.

The intelligence agencies did not provide any significant new details about how the attack unfolded.

Earlier this month, Microsoft divulged an attack from an Iranian-backed actor in June. 

Multiple media outlets including Politico and the Washington Post later claimed to have received Trump campaign material that appeared to have been part of the hack.

Information sent to those outlets included a 271-page document about Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance that appeared to be vetting material on him, based on publicly available information.


  Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Getty Images Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Getty Images

That research dossier assessed his potential vulnerabilities and was crafted by Brand Woodward, a law firm that does work for a handful of Trump advisers.

“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,” campaign communications director Steven Cheung said in a statement after the hack was first revealed. 

Officials suspect that the cyber intruders were able to gain access to a senior Trump official’s account after compromising the personal email of Roger Stone, an ally of the former president and GOP strategist, CNN reported

Intelligence officials warned Monday that Iran has “demonstrated a longstanding interest in exploiting societal tensions through various means.”

They also stressed that this “approach is not new” and urged the public to strengthen their email passwords. 

Tehran has publicly denied the allegations of election meddling.

“Iran does not engage in any objectives or activities intended to influence the U.S. election,” the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations told The Post earlier this month.


  Intelligence officials warned Monday that Iran has “demonstrated a longstanding interest in exploiting societal tensions through various means.” REUTERS Intelligence officials warned Monday that Iran has “demonstrated a longstanding interest in exploiting societal tensions through various means.” REUTERS

The Islamic Republican is widely believed to be after revenge against Trump over the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani in 2020. 

US officials have also accused Iran of backing efforts to assassinate Trump. This was seen in a recent federal complaint filed against Pakistani national Asif Merchant, 46, for plotting assassinations in New York City.

While that complaint didn’t directly name Trump as the specific target, US Attorney General Merrick Garland later confirmed that was the case.

Trump has taken note of Tehran’s efforts against him, telling reporters last week that “It looks like it was Iran” when asked about the hack. He also previously railed against Iran over the alleged assassination machinations. 

“If they do ‘assassinate President Trump,’ which is always a possibility, I hope that America obliterates Iran, wipes it off the face of the Earth — If that does not happen, American Leaders will be considered ‘gutless’ cowards!” Trump wrote on Truth Social last month. 

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