The FBI revealed this Wednesday that Iranian groups stole information from Donald Trump’s team through computer attacks and tried to send it to the then-Democratic campaign of Joe Biden. However, these emails were never requested or received any response from the Democratic camp, it said Associated Press.
Team Joe Biden Never contacted Iranian groups or asked for classified information about a Republican opponentFederal agencies – including the FBI – are investigating Tehran’s efforts to interfere in the US presidential election. However, in late June and early July, members of the current US president’s team began receiving emails, before Biden dropped out of the race for the White House.
“The emails contain portions of stolen and non-public materials from former President Trump’s campaign,” the US government said, as cited by the AP. Since the FBI had already determined that the emails had received no response and that the information appeared in text form in electronic messages and not in attached messages, they should be open for access.
“We are not aware of any material sent directly to the campaign. Some individuals targeted what appeared to be their personal emails Spam Or an attempt Fishing“, a spokeswoman for the Democratic campaign, now led by Kamala Harris, clarified. Reuters.
In late July, after Biden withdrew, the documents were sent to several international newspapers, made public by POLITICO, confirmed by other means and later by federal agencies.
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The announcement is the latest in a series of efforts by US federal agencies to counter Iran’s threats to the November 5 elections. In the same report, the FBI, the Office of the National Director of Information and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency classified an attempt to provide classified documents to the Democratic campaign. An attempt to undermine the confidence of the electorate in the election and encourage dissent“. The US Department of Justice had already announced Blame it on Tehran by computer attacks.