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Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden's campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people associated with the then-Democratic candidate in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election, the FBI and other federal a…

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  1. CNN

    Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign information to Biden campaign (opens CNN)

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    Iranian hackers sent unsolicited information they stole from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to people who were affiliated with Joe Biden’s campaign over the summer, federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

  2. The Republic

    Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden's campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says (opens The Republic)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people associated with the then-Democratic candidate in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election, the FBI and other federal a…

  3. Fox News

    Iran tried to influence election by sending stolen material from Trump campaign to Biden’s camp, FBI says (opens Fox News)

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    Iran sent messages to people involved in Biden's re-election campaign with material from Trump's campaign as part of efforts to influence the election, U.S. intelligence said.

  4. New York Post

    FBI says Iranian hackers sent unsolicited stolen Trump info to people associated with Biden campaign (opens New York Post)

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    Iranian hackers sent people associated with President Joe Biden’s campaign unsolicited information that had been stolen from Republican Donald Trump’s campaign, the FBI and other federal agencies said Wednesday.

  5. The Guardian

    Iran sent hacked Trump documents to Biden campaign, FBI says (opens The Guardian)

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    Officials say there is no indication Biden campaign responded to the emails, which offered information stolen from Trump campaign

  6. Legal Insurrection

    FBI: Iranian Hackers Sent Unsolicited Stolen Material From Trump Campaign to Biden Campaign (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    As far as we can tell, the Biden campaign did not ask for the information or respond to the hackers.

  7. Engadget

    Iranian hackers tried to send Trump leaks to Biden campaign (opens Engadget)

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    Iranian cyber attackers sent unsolicited emails to people in the Biden campaign, according to US authorities. They contained materials stolen from Trump's camp.

  8. UPI

    FBI: Iranian hackers infiltrated Trump campaign, sent stolen documents to Biden associates (opens UPI)

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    Iranian hackers stole sensitive information from the Trump campaign earlier this summer and emailed it to individuals affiliated with the Biden campaign, U.S. investigators revealed Wednesday.

  9. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Iranian hackers sent 'stolen' Trump campaign material to Biden campaign: FBI (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Intelligence agencies have assessed Russia, China and Iran are the biggest peddlers of influence operations in 2024.

  10. Time

    Iranian Hackers Tried to Pass Stolen Trump Info to Biden Campaign: FBI (opens Time)

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    The announcement is the latest U.S. government effort to call out what officials say is Iran’s brazen, ongoing work to interfere in the election.

  11. Casper Star-Tribune

    Iranian hackers sought to send Trump campaign info to people at Biden campaign, FBI says (opens Casper Star-Tribune)

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    The announcement marks the latest effort to call out what officials say are Iran’s brazen efforts to interfere in the 2024 election, including a hack-and-leak campaign targeting Donald Trump’s campaign.

  12. Triblive

    FBI: Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden's campaign in stolen Trump info (opens Triblive)

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    WASHINGTON — Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people connected to the Democratic president in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election, the FBI and other federal agencies said …

  13. WHDH Boston

    Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign information to people associated with Biden campaign - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Iranian hackers sent unsolicited information they stole from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to people who were affiliated with Joe Biden’s campaign over the summer, federal law

  14. The Hill

    Trump campaign goes on offense over Iran effort to share hacked materials (opens The Hill)

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    Former President Trump is going on offense over the news that Iran sought to share information it hacked from his presidential campaign with President Biden’s campaign. The FBI and other intelligence agencies announced Wednesday that after Iran’s June hacking of the Trump campaign, it unsuccessfully…

  15. Washington Examiner

    Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump materials to Biden campaign: FBI (opens Washington Examiner)

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    There is no evidence the Biden campaign solicited or responded to the emails, according to officials.

  16. RedState

  17. PJ Media

  18. CBS News

    Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign info to Biden campaign associates, FBI says (opens CBS News)

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    Iranian hackers sought to interest President Biden's campaign in information stolen from the campaign of former President Donald Trump, the FBI and other federal agencies said.

  19. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    US: Iran sent hacked Trump info (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden's campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump's campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people associated with the then-Democratic candidate in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election, the FBI and other federal agenc…

  20. Al Jazeera

    US says Iran hackers sent stolen Trump campaign emails to Biden’s team (opens Al Jazeera)

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    There is currently nothing to indicate recipients replied but Trump’s campaign is asking Biden’s team ‘to come clean’.

  21. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Iranian hackers sent information stolen from Trump campaign to Biden campaign, FBI says (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    Iranian hackers sought unsuccessfully to interest President Joe Biden's campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump's campaign

  22. KVIA El Paso

    Iranian hackers sent stolen Trump campaign information to people associated with Biden campaign (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Iranian hackers sent unsolicited information they stole from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign to people who were affiliated with Joe Biden’s campaign over the summer, federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday.

  23. Deutsche Welle

    US says Iran emailed Trump campaign material to Biden staff – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The United States said the hackers sent emails, which included stolen excerpts from Donald Trump's presidential campaign, to staff of his then-rival, Joe Biden. Both presidential candidates said such attempts took place.

  24. The Daily Caller

    Intelligence Agencies Say Iran Tried Passing Along Hacked Trump Campaign Data To Biden (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The FBI, alongside other intelligence agencies, announced on Wednesday that Iran has been actively distributing information stolen from Trump’s campaign.

  25. Gizmodo

    Iranian Hackers Tried to Tempt Biden’s Campaign With Stolen Trump Info (opens Gizmodo)

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    Hackers have been shopping the information around since the summer when they successfully spear phished a former senior campaign advisor.

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