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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Adam Gabbatt

Roger Stone’s email account breached by alleged Iranian hackers

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Roger Stone at federal district court in Washington DC on 13 November 2019. Photograph: Sam Corum/EPA

An alleged Iranian hack on Donald Trump’s campaign also saw hackers breach the email account of the longtime Republican operative Roger Stone, an adviser of the former president, according to reports.

CNN reported that hackers had compromised Stone’s email address and had then used his account to “try to break into the account of a senior Trump campaign official”. The Washington Post reported that phishing emails were sent to Trump officials from Stone’s account.

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