Intelligence agencies issued a joint statement on Monday saying Iran recently gained unauthorized access to the internal communications of former President Donald Trump‘s campaign.
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 “confident” that Iranians have made other attempts to target both the Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns.
“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,” the agencies said. “Such activity, including thefts and disclosures, are intended to influence the U.S. election process.”
The statement marks the first time the…
