James Clapper

“destructive cyberattacks [were] carried out on U.S. soil by nation-state entities.”

James Clapper · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-01

Then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper publicly blamed Iran for the 2014 Las Vegas Sands hack and said it marked the first such destructive cyberattack on U.S. soil by a nation-state.

“Foreign adversaries did not use cyberattacks on election infrastructure to alter the US Presidential election outcome.”

James Clapper · said date not stated · reported 2025-07-22

Gabbard's memo referenced December 2016 talking points prepared for Clapper regarding foreign cyberattacks.