Kevin Collier is a reporter covering cybersecurity, privacy and technology policy for NBC News.
The Iranian hacker group accused of targeting both presidential campaigns, and successfully breaching Donald Trump’s, also tried to hack multiple Utah government sites, according to a previously nonpublic state law enforcement notice obtained by NBC News.
agencies said Monday that Iran was responsible for targeting both parties’ campaigns and breaching the Trump campaign. The Harris campaign has told NBC News it has not been breached. A spokesperson for Iran’s mission to the United Nations did not respond to an email requesting comment on the Utah hacking attempts. The mission denied it had engaged in any election interference in a statement this week. “Such allegations are unsubstantiated and devoid of any standing,” the statement read.
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