Spokesman points finger at Iranian attackers.
Emails relating to the Donald Trump Presidential campaign have been accessed by a foreign nation-state actor.
According to Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung, Iranian actors were involved in stealing and distributing sensitive internal documents.
According to media reports, among the emails was a February document on the Republican vice presidential nominee, Ohio Senator JD Vance dated February 23rd, almost five months before Mr Trump selected Mr Vance as his running mate.
“These documents were obtained illegally” and “intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,” Cheung said.
“The Iranians know that President Trump will stop their reign of terror just like he did in his first four years in the White House,” Mr Cheung said, adding a warning that “any media or news outlet reprinting documents or internal communications are doing the bidding of America’s enemies and doing exactly what they want.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
