Donald Trump, Cyberattack, Iran

Trump campaign claims cyberattack, points finger at Iran

After a hacking incident, the Trump campaign blames the Iranian government for the breach, referencing past conflicts.

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On Saturday, Donald Trump's U.S. presidential campaign reported that some of its internal communications had been hacked, attributing the breach to the Iranian government. The campaign cited previous tensions between Trump and Iran but did not provide direct evidence to support the claim.

The statement from Trump's campaign followed a report by Politico, which revealed that it had started receiving emails in July from an anonymous source offering genuine documents from within Trump's operation, including sensitive information about running mate JD Vance's "potential vulnerabilities."

In response, Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung declared, "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."

Later on Saturday, Trump took to his Truth Social app to announce that Microsoft had informed the campaign of an Iranian hack on one of its websites. Trump suggested that the hackers had accessed only publicly available information but did not provide additional details about the breach.

* Reuters contributed to this report.

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