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Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign team has reported a hacking incident, alleging that internal documents were illegally obtained from foreign sources. Steven Cheung, the campaign spokesperson, has suggested that Iranian hackers were responsible, pointing to a recent Microsoft report detailing an Iranian spear-phishing attack on a ‘high-ranking’ US official’s account. However, no direct evidence of the hack has been provided by the campaign team, and Microsoft has not revealed the identities of the official or the senior advisor mentioned in their report.
Donald Trump’s Campaign Claims Hacking Incident
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign claimed it fell victim to a hacking incident. Steven Cheung, campaign spokesperson, stated that the campaign began receiving emails containing internal campaign documents from an anonymous account. He added that these documents were illegally obtained from foreign sources aiming to disrupt the 2024 US election.
“Foreign entities hostile to the US intended to sow chaos in our democratic process through this act,” stated Cheung. He further linked these acts to a Microsoft report, released on Friday, which suggested that Iranian hackers infiltrated the account of a high-ranking official in the US presidential campaign in June 2024.
Alleged Iranian Involvement
The timing of this intrusion coincided with President Trump’s vice-presidential nominee selection. “The Iranians are aware that President Trump will curtail their reign of terror as he did during his first term in office,” Cheung contended.
This claim parallels a Microsoft report citing hackers with Iranian ties sending a spear-phishing email to a top official in a presidential campaign using a compromised email account of a former senior adviser. However, no details were disclosed about the identities or the origin of the hack.
Assassination Attempt on Donald Trump
The hacking reports follow last month’s assassination attempt on Trump. Supposed threats from Iran led the Secret Service to enhance the security surrounding him, though it seems unrelated to the subsequent rally attack in Butler County, Pennsylvania.
Earlier this week, the US Justice Department apprehended a Pakistani man with alleged Iran ties for plotting political assassinations in the US. Asif Merchant, 46, is accused of attempting to recruit Americans to execute the plot as revenge for the US’s 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ top commander. The FBI suspects Trump, who authorized the drone strike on Soleimani, was among the planned targets.
The Trump campaign and Microsoft have been contacted for comment but are yet to provide any direct evidence or clarity on the alleged hack.
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