FBI probes Trump hack, Harris team says it was targeted too in failed attempt
USA TodayAUG 2024
Tehran's sophisticated cyber tactics against the US election process blend direct hacking of government networks and disinformation campaigns. Iran's influence extends beyond cyberspace, embedding itself in media, religious centers, and political lobbies. This multifaceted approach manipulates public opinion, shapes policy decisions, and dangerously undermines electoral integrity.
These allegations smearing Iran are nothing but disinformation, as Tehran has no involvement in the US presidential election and has never engaged — or planned to take part — in cyber-attackscyberattacks. The Islamic Republic only has defensive cyber capabilities to foil operations against its infrastructure.
There's a 72% chance that Meta will claim that there was AI-driven "coordinated inauthentic behavior" to influence the 2024 US presidential election, according to the Metaculus prediction community.