Harris Campaign Says it Was Targeted by Hackers
Harris Campaign Says it Was Targeted by "Influence Operation"Hackers
The Facts
On Tuesday, the campaign for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris says that it was informed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that it was the target of a "foreign actor influence operation," adding that they did not believe they suffered any "security breaches."US VP Kamala Harris' campaign for president Tuesday said that it was informed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that it was the target of a "foreign actor influence operation," adding that it didn't seem to have suffered any "security breaches."
The FBI says the efforts date back to the period before Pres. Joe Biden withdrew from the race and come on the heels of the campaign of former president Donald Trump saying that they were the victims of a hack they suspect Iran to be behind.The FBI said these efforts date to before Pres. Joe Biden withdrew from the race. They come on the heels of former Pres. Donald Trump's campaign saying it was the victim of a suspected Iranian hack.
The Spin
Right or left, weeveryone allmust have to take a stand against foreign election interference and be vigilant against all attempts. These attempts span from the dissemination of fake news to hacking, and are intended to weaken the US and sow chaos at home. Country'sCountries like Iran must face consequences for these shameless attempts to undermine the electoral system in the US.
The US remainsis the world's biggest election interferer, and pontificateits pontificating about foreign interference is meant to distract from theirits ownmisdeeds efforts abroad. The US openly speaks of regime change in country'scountries that don't towtoe the Washington line, with Iran being one of theirits biggest targets, historically. The US needsshould nostop outsideits assistancehypocrisy whenand itstay comesout toof partisanother electioncountries' chaosbusiness.