Bullet points of U.S. intelligence officials say Iran was behind Trump presidential campaign hack
- U.S. intelligence officials attributed the hack of Donald Trump's presidential campaign to Iran.
- The hack was part of a broader effort by Iran to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election and 'stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions'.
- Iranian hackers targeted individuals with access to both Republican and Democratic presidential campaigns.
- The FBI is investigating attempts to gain access to Democrat Kamala Harris' campaign.
- This is the first U.S. government attribution of responsibility for a cyber intrusion linked to Tehran.
- Iran perceived the 2020 presidential election as 'particularly consequential' and was determined to interfere in American politics.
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