FBI investigating attempts to hack Biden-Harris and Trump campaigns

Washington — Federal investigators are looking into whether Iranian hackers targeted individuals associated with the Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns, three people familiar with the investigation confirmed to CBS News.

The FBI launched the probes in the early summer, after both presidential campaigns experienced attempted phishing schemes targeting people on the campaign, the sources said. Iran-backed cybercriminals are the potential suspects. The Washington Post first reported the details of the FBI's investigation into the campaigns.

The news comes after the FBI confirmed in a brief statement Monday it was investigating the Trump campaign's allegations that had been targeted by Iranian hackers. The bureau declined to comment further.