Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s campaign said Tuesday it had been targeted by foreign hackers, days after rival Donald Trump’s campaign suggested that it had been hacked by Iran.
“In July, the campaign legal and security teams were notified by the FBI that we were targeted by a foreign actor influence operation,” a Harris campaign official told AFP.
“We have robust cybersecurity measures in place, and are not aware of any security breaches of our systems resulting from those efforts.”
The campaign did not give any indication of which foreign power was believed to be behind the attempt but said it remained in contact with law enforcement agencies.
The US State Department warned Iran on Monday of consequences over election interference following the Trump campaign’s announcement that it had been hacked.