Hackers tied to Iran preparing 'calculated smear campaign' on Trump, cyber agency says [View all]
Source: Politico
07/01/2025 11:56 AM EDT
Hackers suspected of working for Iran are threatening to leak allegedly stolen data in a bid to undermine President Donald Trump, the nation’s top cybersecurity agency said Monday night.
Though the warning from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency did not reference a specific foreign adversary, an agency spokesperson confirmed the hackers were suspected of working with Iran.
“A hostile foreign adversary is threatening to illegally exploit purportedly stolen and unverified material in an effort to distract, discredit and divide,” reads the statement attributed to Marci McCarthy, CISA’s director of public affairs. “This is a calculated smear campaign meant to damage President Trump and discredit honorable public servants who serve our country with distinction.”
The alleged hacking campaign comes as relations between the United States and Iran remain tense after the U.S. joined Israel in striking Iranian nuclear sites last month. A shaky U.S.-mediated ceasefire remains in place, and Trump previously signaled that diplomatic talks between Iran and the U.S. could resume as early as this week.
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