“Furthermore, Iranian malicious cyber actors have continued their efforts since June to send stolen, non-public materials related to former President Trump’s campaign to U.S. media organizations,” the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a joint statement.
Tehran has previously denied interfering in the US election. Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
In August, the United States accused Iran of launching cyber operations against the campaigns of two U.S. presidential candidates and targeting Americans with influence operations aimed at fueling political discord.
The statement issued Wednesday said malicious cyber actors sent spam emails to individuals in the Biden campaign in late June and early July containing a snippet of stolen Trump campaign material as text in the emails.
Biden dropped out of the White House race on July 21, and was later replaced by his running mate Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.
“We are not aware of any materials being sent directly to the campaign,” a Harris campaign spokesperson said in a statement. “A small number of individuals were targeted on their personal email accounts with what appears to be spam or a phishing attempt.”
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