{"id":2327083,"date":"2024-08-19T19:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T23:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-responsible-for-trump-campaign-hack-intel-agencies-say-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T19:32:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T23:32:08","slug":"iran-responsible-for-trump-campaign-hack-intel-agencies-say-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-responsible-for-trump-campaign-hack-intel-agencies-say-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran responsible for Trump campaign hack, intel agencies say &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Firan-responsible-for-trump-campaign-hack-intel-agencies-say-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=2327083&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>Intelligence agencies, including the FBI, the Office of the Director\u2063 of National Intelligence, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, have reported that Iran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-open-probe-into-suspected-chinese-cyber-espionage-targeting-federal-agencies\/\" title=\"House Republicans launch investigation into alleged Chinese cyber espionage on US federal agencies.\">gained unauthorized access<\/a> to communications from Donald Trump&#8217;s presidential campaign. In a joint statement, they expressed confidence that this hack was orchestrated by Iranian operatives, who allegedly targeted\u200b both Republican\u2062 and Democratic campaigns through various means, including social engineering. This \u2064statement\u200c follows previous claims by the Trump campaign that they believed Iran was responsible for the breach.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200d issue \u200dgained attention when media outlets reported on August 10 that they had received private campaign materials from\u2062 an anonymous source, including documents related to the\u200d campaign&#8217;s research on \u200bvice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance and internal communications. The Trump campaign confirmed that these materials were\u2064 obtained \u2062illegally by a foreign entity deemed \u2064hostile to the U.S., which\u200c aimed to interfere with the upcoming \u200d2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Trump campaign revealed that Microsoft had identified that Iranian hackers compromised\u2063 an account belonging to a high-ranking\u2062 campaign official in June 2024, closely coinciding with \u2062Trump&#8217;s selection of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-backed-bail-fund-freed-alleged-domestic-abuser-now-accused-of-murder\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris-Backed Bail Fund Freed Alleged Domestic Abuser Now Accused Of Murder\">vice presidential nominee<\/a>. \u200bThe intelligence community emphasized that such activities are part of efforts\u200b to influence the U.S. electoral process.  <\/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\">Iran responsible for Trump campaign hack, intel agencies say<\/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_1729994\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Intelligence agencies issued a joint statement on Monday saying&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iran<\/a>&nbsp;recently gained unauthorized access to the internal communications of former President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said that, in addition to being able to attribute the Trump campaign hack to Iran, they were &ldquo;confident&rdquo; that Iranians have made other attempts to target both the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The IC is confident that the Iranians have through social engineering and other efforts sought access to individuals with direct access to the Presidential campaigns of both political parties,&rdquo; the agencies said. &ldquo;Such activity, including thefts and disclosures, are intended to influence the U.S. election process.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The statement marks the first time the intelligence community has said Iran was behind the hack after the Trump campaign said earlier this month that it believed Iranians were responsible for it.<\/p>\n<p>The matter came to light on Aug. 10, when multiple media outlets&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/10\/trump-campaign-hack-00173503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;that they had recently received from an anonymous source private Trump campaign materials. The documents included a dossier the Trump campaign compiled as part of its research on vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) and a senior campaign official&rsquo;s communications, the outlets said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3120174\/everything-we-know-trump-campaign-hack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>&nbsp;at the time that &ldquo;hostile&rdquo; foreign entities had unlawfully obtained the materials and that Microsoft discovered Iranians had gained unauthorized access to a presidential campaign account.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These documents were obtained illegally from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/red-alert-trump-campaign-hacked\/\" title=\"Red Alert: Trump Campaign Hacked\">foreign sources hostile<\/a> to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,&rdquo; Cheung said in a statement, adding that &ldquo;a new report from Microsoft found that Iranian hackers broke into the account of a &lsquo;high ranking official&rsquo; on the U.S. presidential campaign in June 2024, which coincides with the close timing of President Trump&rsquo;s selection of a vice presidential nominee.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The FBI, ODNI, and CISA also said that the behavior from Iran, a major U.S. adversary, was not new but that the country&rsquo;s efforts to affect this year&rsquo;s U.S. elections had become &ldquo;increasingly aggressive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran perceives this year&rsquo;s elections to be particularly consequential in terms of the impact they could have on its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congressional-war-vets-warn-biden-against-shuttering-gitmo\/\" title=\"Congressional War Vets Warn Biden Against Shuttering Gitmo\">national security interests<\/a>, increasing Tehran&rsquo;s inclination to try to shape the outcome,&rdquo; the agencies said.<\/p>\n<p>They noted that the FBI was primarily responsible for combating foreign election interference and that the bureau was actively investigating election-related activity from Iran, as well as Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI declined to comment further on its investigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The three outlets that reported receiving the Trump campaign materials,&nbsp;<em>Politico<\/em>, the&nbsp;<em>Washington Post<\/em>, and the&nbsp;<em>New York Times<\/em>, all opted against publishing the documents.<\/p>\n<p>The decision has drawn criticism from some, such as Biden policy adviser Neera Tanden, who argued the outlets had a &ldquo;double standard&rdquo; on hacked material after they reported on documents anonymously published to WikiLeaks from Hillary Clinton&rsquo;s 2016 campaign.<\/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_1729994\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1729994\"}});<\/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>Intelligence agencies have released a joint statement indicating that Iran has recently accessed the internal communications of former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign without authorization. The FBI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed their belief that Iran was behind this hack and expressed confidence that Iranian operatives have attempted to target both Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns. They stated, &#8220;The intelligence community is confident that Iranians have sought access to individuals with direct ties to both political parties&#8217; presidential campaigns through social engineering and other methods.&#8221; This activity, which includes thefts and leaks, aims to influence the U.S. electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>This marks the first official acknowledgment from intelligence officials attributing the hack to Iran after Trump&#8217;s campaign suggested earlier this month that Iranian actors were involved. The issue came into focus on August 10 when various media outlets reported receiving private materials from Trump&#8217;s campaign via an anonymous source. These documents reportedly included research on vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as well as communications from a senior campaign official.<\/p>\n<p>Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung stated at that time that &#8220;hostile&#8221; foreign entities had illegally obtained these materials, noting Microsoft\u2019s discovery of unauthorized access by Iranians to a presidential campaign account in June 2024\u2014around the same time Trump selected his vice presidential nominee.<\/p>\n<p>The FBI, ODNI, and CISA emphasized that such behavior from Iran is not new but has become more aggressive in light of this year&#8217;s elections, which they believe are particularly significant for U.S.-Iran relations regarding national security interests. They highlighted ongoing investigations into foreign election interference by both Iran and Russia but did not provide further details on their inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>The three media outlets\u2014Politico, Washington Post, and New York Times\u2014that received these Trump campaign documents chose not to publish them; this decision has faced criticism for perceived inconsistency compared to how they handled similar hacked materials related to Hillary Clinton&#8217;s 2016 campaign published by WikiLeaks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49,"featured_media":2327084,"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\/harris-trump-georgia-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[19536,3749,38612,3823,32531],"class_list":["post-2327083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cybersecurity","tag-hack","tag-intelligence-agencies","tag-iran","tag-trump-campaign"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/harris-trump-georgia-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327083","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\/49"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}