Lawmakers raise concerns over Iran-backed threats to U.S. elections following reports on hacking presidential campaign

House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) and leaders on the Senate Intelligence Committee are raising alarm over recent reports of Iranian-backed threat actors hacking into campaign systems to impact the 2024 presidential election.

“I am extremely alarmed as we learn more about the hacks of campaign accounts and the targeting of current officials, particularly as our nation’s largest information technology companies have highlighted Iran’s increased campaign targeting efforts,” Green said in a Wednesday statement.

Green said, “Tehran and our...