BREAKING: Trump campaign hacked, internal documents sent to @POLITICO
CAMPAIGN STATEMENT: “These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process. On…
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Trump campaign hacked by Iran. Internal documents stolen and leaked.
Donald Trump’s campaign says it has been hacked, with some internal communications stolen and leaked to Politico over the last month.
The Trump campaign blamed Iran for the hack, and referred to a Microsoft report published Friday that hackers tied to the Iranian government had tried to break into the account of a “high-level” presidential campaign official.
“These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,” Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung said in a statement to Semafor, noting recent reports of an Iranian plot to assassinate the former president. “The Iranians know that President Trump will stop their reign of terror, just like he did in his first four years in the White House. Any media or news outlet reprinting documents or internal communications are doing the bidding of America’s enemies and doing exactly what they want.”
The extent of the hacked material remains unclear, and the person responsible for sending out the information used an anonymous AOL account. Politico characterized one document as a “research dossier” the campaign apparently conducted on JD Vance, Trump’s-now running mate. Others were described as internal communications from a top campaign official.
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www.semafor.com/article/08/10/2024/trump-campaign-reckons-with-alleged-iranian-hack
We received internal Trump documents from ‘Robert.’ The campaign just confirmed it was hacked.
www.politico.com/news/2024/08/10/trump-campaign-hack-00173503
Hacker used anonymous AOL account.
www.semafor.com/article/08/10/2024/trump-campaign-reckons-with-alleged-iranian-hack
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