Trump campaign says was hacked, blames Iran government – Times of India

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump’s US presidential campaign said Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed Iranian govt, without providing direct evidence. The Republican’s campaign statement came after Politico reported it had begun receiving emails in July from an anonymous source offering authentic documents from inside Trump’s operation.The Trump campaign referred to a Friday report from Microsoft researchers that said Iranian govt-tied hackers tried breaking into the account of a “high-ranking official” on a US prez campaign in June. The hackers had taken over an account belonging to an ex-political advisor and then used it to target the official, the report said. An Iran official said Tehran “neither possesses nor harbours any intent or motive to interfere in US election”.