Iran Hacked Trump Data, Sent It to Biden Campaign: Here’s What We Know

Three federal agencies say that Iran has tried to send the stolen Trump data since June to media organizations and the Biden campaign.

(Left) Former President Donald Trump in New York on March 25, 2024. (Right) President Joe Biden in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 26, 2024. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images; Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images

The FBI on Wednesday confirmed that Iran-backed hackers targeted former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign and tried to deliver that information to President Joe Biden’s campaign earlier this year.

The incident occurred over the summer, the FBI, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said in a statement.

Timeline

Iranian hackers in late June and early July sent what the agencies described as “unsolicited emails” to people associated with the Biden campaign. This came weeks before Biden announced in a statement that he was suspending his reelection bid before backing Vice President Kamala Harris, his then-running mate. The emails contained non-public information that was stolen from the Trump campaign.