F.B.I. Investigating Efforts to Infiltrate Presidential Campaigns, Possibly by Iran

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The F.B.I. said on Monday that it was investigating what appeared to be the hacking of the Trump campaign and an effort to gain access to the accounts of top Democrats in a cyberattack possibly originating from Iran, according to a senior law enforcement official.

But investigators are also looking into an attempt to infiltrate accounts associated with the Democrats’ presidential campaign, according to the law enforcement official with knowledge of the situation.

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F.B.I. Investigating Hacking That Trump Campaign Attributes to Iran

The bureau did not specifically name Iran or former President Donald J. Trump but referred to news reports on a “campaign cyberintrusion.”
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The FBI is investigating suspected hacking attempts by Iran targeting both a Trump associate and advisers to the Biden-Harris campaign, according to people familiar with the matter, as the agency formally acknowledged Monday it has opened a high-stakes national security investigation months before Election Day.

Three staffers on the Biden-Harris campaign received spear phishing emails that were designed to appear legitimate but could give an intruder access to the recipients’ communications.

 
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