US Intelligence Blames Iran for Hack on Trump Campaign

U.S. intelligence and private security firms have attributed a series of phishing and account-compromise attempts targeting the 2024 U.S. presidential campaigns to Iran-linked Charming Kitten (APT42). The activity — including a confirmed compromise of a former senior advisor's email and login attempts against multiple campaign-affiliated individuals — is assessed as election interference using social engineering and account access, and agencies recommend standard mitigations (strong passwords, MFA, software updates, cautious handling of links/attachments).