{"id":2323308,"date":"2024-08-12T17:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T21:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-launches-investigation-into-alleged-iranian-hack-of-trump-campaign-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-12T17:52:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T21:52:32","slug":"fbi-launches-investigation-into-alleged-iranian-hack-of-trump-campaign-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-launches-investigation-into-alleged-iranian-hack-of-trump-campaign-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI launches investigation into alleged Iranian hack of Trump campaign &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-launches-investigation-into-alleged-iranian-hack-of-trump-campaign-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2323308&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The FBI has initiated an investigation \u200dinto an alleged hacking\u200b incident involving the \u2062Trump campaign, \u200dlinked\u200d to Iranian hackers. \u200bThis follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dangerous-theology-national-cathedral-faces-blowback-for-allowing-guest-preacher-who-opposes-homosexuality\/\" title=\"\u2018Dangerous Theology\u2019: National Cathedral Faces Blowback For Allowing Guest Preacher Who Opposes Homosexuality\">earlier statements<\/a> from the FBI where \u2063they indicated awareness of the\u2064 reports but did not\u2064 confirm an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-plea-deal-who-is-maryellen-noreika-the-judge-who-threw-a-curveball\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden plea deal: Meet Maryellen Noreika, the surprising judge.\">active \u200binvestigation<\/a>. The allegations \u200bcame to light through \u200ca statement from Microsoft, which reported that Iranian-associated hackers\u2063 had sent a spear-phishing email\u2062 targeting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/genderfluid-ex-biden-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-found-economy-is-recovering-much-faster-than-officials-expected\/\" title=\"Fed Found Economy Is Recovering Much Faster Than Officials Expected\">official<\/a>-sam-brinton-stole-luggage-while-on-taxpayer-funded-trip\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Ex-Biden Official Sam Brinton Accused of Luggage Theft on Taxpayer-Funded Trip&#8221;>senior \u200bofficial<\/a> of the Trump campaign using a compromised account. The\u200c investigation marks a significant development \u2063in the ongoing discourse surrounding cybersecurity\u200c and political campaigns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">FBI launches investigation into alleged Iranian hack of Trump campaign<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1728972\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Iranian hack\">FBI<\/a> launched an investigation into an alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3117910\/trump-campaign-hacked-documents-sent-news-outlets-what-we-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Iranian hack\">Iranian hack<\/a> of the Trump campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement is a step up from the agency&rsquo;s previous statements, in which it only said that it was aware of the reports. The allegations were first revealed in a Friday statement from Microsoft, which said that Iranian-linked hackers sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-hacked-with-documents-sent-to-news-outlets-what-we-know-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump campaign hacked with documents sent to news outlets: What we know - Washington Examiner\">spear phishing email<\/a> to a high-ranking Trump campaign official from the compromised account of another official.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can confirm the FBI is investigating this matter,&rdquo; the FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2024\/08\/12\/trump-hack-iran-fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post<\/em> in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>A large vetting document regarding Trump&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), based on publicly available information, was stolen and emailed to media outlets including <em>Politico<\/em> and the <em>Washington Post<\/em>. Trump decried the hack as not &ldquo;a nice thing to do!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were just informed by Microsoft Corporation that one of our many websites was hacked by the Iranian Government &ndash; Never a nice thing to do!&rdquo; Trump said in a post on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Truth Social<\/a>. &ldquo;They were only able to get publicly available information but, nevertheless, they shouldn&rsquo;t be doing anything of this nature.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran and others will stop at nothing, because our Government is Weak and Ineffective, but it won&rsquo;t be for long,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;What Iran doesn&rsquo;t realize is that I will make the World a better and safer place, and that&rsquo;s good for them, also!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1728972\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1728972\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FBI has initiated an investigation into claims of an Iranian cyber attack on the Trump campaign. This marks a shift from earlier comments by the agency, which had only acknowledged awareness of the situation. The allegations were initially disclosed in a statement from Microsoft on Friday, indicating that hackers linked to Iran sent a spear phishing email to a senior official in the Trump campaign using a compromised account belonging to another official. The FBI confirmed to the Washington Post that they are looking into this issue. A significant document related to Trump&#8217;s running mate, Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), was reportedly stolen and shared with media outlets such as Politico and the Washington Post. Trump criticized the hacking incident, stating it was &#8220;not a nice thing to do.&#8221; In a post on Truth Social, he mentioned being informed by Microsoft about one of their websites being hacked by the Iranian government and emphasized that while only publicly available information was accessed, such actions should not occur. He added that Iran and others would exploit perceived weaknesses in U.S. governance but expressed confidence in his ability to improve global safety for everyone&#8217;s benefit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2323309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald_Trump_98_2.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5591,3976,37927],"class_list":["post-2323308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-fbi","tag-investigation","tag-iranian-hack"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Donald_Trump_98_2.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2323308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2323308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2323309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2323308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2323308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2323308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}