The FBI has confirmed it is investigating the alleged hacking of Donald Trump’s campaign in a probe that reportedly also includes attempts to gain access to the email accounts of officials in the former presidential campaign of Joe Biden and his then-running mate Kamala Harris. An FBI spokesperson acknowledged the law enforcement agency’s involvement Monday, but declined to elaborate on the scope of the investigation or any suspects. However, a report issued last week by Microsoft said that Iranian hackers sent a “spear phishing email” to an official with an unnamed presidential campaign, Politico reports.
The apparent breach resulted in sensitive Trump campaign documents being emailed last month. A person familiar with the Trump campaign’s response to the incident confirmed Monday that a senior Trump campaign official had their personal email account compromised this June, and would likely also have had access to the opposition research on Vance. In a related development, an attorney for longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone said Monday night that he’d been contacted about unauthorized use of his email account. The FBI began looking into the issue that same month, which is also when Microsoft says the spear phishing attempts it discovered took place. That person also said the investigation encompasses similar spear-phishing attempts aimed at Biden-Harris campaign officials, although there is no indication those efforts were successful. An official with Harris’ campaign — which now also includes the president’s operation — said in a statement that they “are not aware of any security breaches of our systems.”
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