Iranian hackers sent emails containing stolen material from Republican former President Donald Trump’s campaign to people involved in Democratic President Joe Biden’s then re-election campaign, part of an alleged broader effort by Tehran to influence the US election, US agencies have said.
“Iranian malicious cyber actors have continued their efforts since June to send stolen, non-public material associated with former President Trump’s campaign to US media organizations,” the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a joint statement on Wednesday.
“This malicious cyber activity is the latest example of Iran’s multi-pronged approach … to stoke discord and undermine confidence in our electoral process,” the agencies said.
They added that there was currently no information to suggest the recipients replied. They did not provide further details on the nature of the stolen material.
In August, the United States accused Iran of launching cyberoperations against the campaigns of both US presidential candidates and targeting people in the US with influence operations aimed at fanning political discord.
Iran has denied interfering in US affairs.
On Wednesday its permanent mission to the United Nations in New York said the latest US allegations were “fundamentally unfounded, and wholly inadmissible”. It added: “Iran neither has any motive nor intent to interfere in the US election.”
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