FBI investigating after Trump campaign says it was hacked by Iran
- FBI is also looking into alleged hack targeting Biden and Harris campaign advisers, The Washington Post reported
The FBI began the investigation in June, when Biden was still running for president, suspecting Iran was behind the attempts to steal data from two US presidential campaigns, the newspaper said, citing sources.
The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee after Biden withdrew his bid last month.
The Iranian government has denied that it hacked the Trump campaign.
Trump’s campaign has pointed to a report on Friday by Microsoft researchers that indicated that Iranian government-linked hackers tried breaking into the account of a “high-ranking official” on a US presidential campaign in June.
The report added that the hackers took over an account belonging to a former political adviser and then used it to target the official. It did not provide further details on the targets’ identities.