Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign, sending unsolicited emails to people connected to the Democratic president in an effort to interfere in the 2024 election.

The FBI and US intel agencies said the effort was just the latest in Iran's attempts to sow chaos and divide Americans before Election Day

When contacted by the BBC, Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said that the hack is proof that Iran was "interfering in the election to help Kamala Harris and Joe Biden because they know President Trump will restore his tough sanctions and stand against their reign of terror".

(Reuters) - Iranian cyber actors sent messages during the summer to people involved in President Joe Biden's then re-election campaign containing non-public material from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign as part of efforts to influence the Nov. 5 election, U.S. agencies said on Wednesday.

The FBI and U.S. intelligence agencies said there is no evidence Biden campaign staffers responded to the phishing emails from an alleged Iranian-backed hacker.

The emails were part of a sweeping effort by Iran to steal and disseminate sensitive internal communications between aides working for former President Donald J. Trump.

President Joe Biden joked about his post-presidency life during a White House reception celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month.

Iranian hackers stole sensitive information from the Trump campaign earlier this summer and emailed it to individuals affiliated with the Biden campaign, U.S. investigators revealed Wednesday.

Former President Donald Trump has said he would cancel all unspent funds from President Joe Biden's signature climate law if he wins the presidential election on Nov. 5.

Iranian hackers not only stole information from former President Donald Trump’s campaign, but they shared it with President Joe Biden’s team in an effort to interfere in the election, the FBI said Wednesday.