Draft:Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign hack
In June 2024, the re-election campaign of Donald Trump, the former president of the United States, was allegedly hacked. According to Microsoft, a high-ranking official in a U.S. presidential campaign fell victim to a spear phishing attack perpetrated by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Hack
[edit]On July 22, Politico began receiving emails from an AOL Mail account identified as "Robert" with internal communications from the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign, including information on JD Vance, Trump's vice presidential nominee, and Marco Rubio, a contender. The account did not state how it obtained the documents.[1] On August 9, Microsoft released a report alleging that Iran was interfering in the U.S. presidential election, including by hacking a former advisor to an unnamed presidential campaign.[2] The Trump campaign confirmed it had been hacked following Politico's report, published the following day. Trump advisor Steven Cheung noted Microsoft's report that accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of hacking into the campaign.[3]
Investigation
[edit]The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the hack.[4]
Responses
[edit]Government
[edit]Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, wrote on X, "Someone is running the 2016 playbook."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Isenstadt, Alex (August 10, 2024). "We received internal Trump documents from 'Robert.' Then the campaign confirmed it was hacked". Politico. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
- ^ Kim, Juliana (August 9, 2024). "Microsoft detects fake news sites linked to Iran aimed at meddling in U.S. election". NPR. Retrieved August 12, 2024.}
- ^ "Trump campaign says it has been hacked". CBS News. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.}
- ^ "F.B.I. Investigating Hacking That Trump Campaign Attributes to Iran".
- ^ Volz, Dustin; Salama, Vivian (August 10, 2024). "Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 12, 2024.