The FBI, alongside other intelligence agencies, announced Monday it concluded Iran was behind the hacking of the Trump campaign and that the country has attempted to disrupt both presidential campaigns.
“We have observed increasingly aggressive Iranian activity during this election cycle, specifically involving influence operations targeting the American public and cyber operations targeting Presidential campaigns. This includes the recently reported activities to compromise former President Trump’s campaign, which the [intelligence community] attributes to Iran,” the FBI said in a statement alongside the office of the director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
The statement goes on to say the country has “sought access to individuals with direct access to the Presidential campaigns of both political parties.”
“Such activity, including thefts and disclosures, are intended to influence the U.S. election process,” they wrote.
While the Trump campaign said earlier this month that it had been hackedby Iran, the intelligence community had not yet offered any …