US accuses Iran of orchestrating hacking attempts against Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns

“We have seen more aggressive activities from Iran during this election cycle”In a joint statement, the federal police, the office of the director of national intelligence and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency accused Iran of orchestrating several hacking attempts. These operations were carried out against the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, according to the three agencies.

Their press release includes this “recently reported activities aimed at compromising former President Donald Trump’s campaign”The Republican candidate’s campaign team had reported, ten days earlier, that it had suffered a hack and had accused “foreign sources” of leaking internal communications and information about Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance. Days later, Kamala Harris’s entourage also said they had been targeted by foreign hackers.

Google employees later confirmed that a group of hackers targeting the two candidates was affiliated with Iran. Microsoft also published a report in which the company reported fake news sites, cyberattacks and hackers attributed to Iran. In their statement, the American authorities state that “Iran seeks to sow discord and undermine trust” American citizens towards the “democratic institutions”.