Iran behind Trump campaign hack and leak operation

2024 election considered 'particularly consequential'

Penny Horwood
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US intelligence agencies confirmed yesterday that the Iranian government was behind the hacking operation targeting key personnel in Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.

The cyberattack came to light earlier this month, when news outlet Politico reported that it had a received a trove of documents belonging to the Trump campaign from an anonymous source.  Shortl...

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