FBI launches investigation into alleged Trump campaign hack

The FBI on Monday confirmed that it is investigating allegations that Iran or another entity hacked former President Donald Trump's presidential campaign. 

The Trump campaign said on Saturday that it was notified by Microsoft that the Middle Eastern country hacked one of its websites, but was only able to get "publicly available information," according to Reuters. Iran has denied the hack.

"We can confirm the FBI is investigating this matter," the agency told Just The News.

Among the hacked emails were internal communications that included the campaign's research on GOP Ohio Sen. JD Vance while vetting him to become Trump's vice president, according to The Daily Wire.

It comes after a Microsoft report claimed hackers from Iran “sent a spear phishing email in June to a high-ranking official on a presidential campaign.” The report noted that the account of a former political adviser was hacked and then used to target the official, but the identities of the targets were not released.

“These documents were obtained illegally from foreign sources hostile to the United States, intended to interfere with the 2024 election and sow chaos throughout our Democratic process,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said on Saturday. “On Friday, a new report from Microsoft found that Iranian hackers broke into the account of a ‘high ranking official’ on the U.S. presidential campaign in June 2024, which coincides with the close timing of President Trump’s selection of a vice presidential nominee."

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.