Internal communications from the former president’s election campaign, including a detailed dossier on J.D. Vance, his running mate, have been compromised. But was it really Iran?
A major cyber attack
Donald Trump’s campaign has revealed that it was the target of a major cyberattack, which it claims was attributed to Iranian agents.
A detailed dossier
Internal communications from the former president’s election campaign, including a detailed dossier on J.D. Vance, his running mate, have been compromised.
Threat analysis
Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) recently confirmed that an Iranian group, allegedly linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards…
Phishing
…had targeted a US presidential campaign in June via a spear phishing forward.
The target
Although MTAC did not specifically name the Trump campaign in the June announcement, the former president now claims to be the target of this attack.
Communications hacked
Politico and the Washington Post have published hacked communications from the Trump campaign….
Anonymous source
…including internal audits related to his running mate, J.D. Vance, after receiving emails from an anonymous source. Generally speaking, however, media outlets that have received documents have so far refrained from publishing them, including the New York Times.
Denial of any involvement
Iran’s spokesman to the United Nations has denied any Iranian involvement in the hacking activities…
Influencing the election
…stating that the Iranian government is not seeking to influence the US presidential election and has no intention of doing so.