On Bloomberg's Friday broadcast of “Balance of Power,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said the Iranian hackers indicted were “engaged in a malign foreign influence campaign.” The hackers' goal was to “undermine former President Trump's campaign before the election.”
Co-host Kylie Reintz said, “If you start with the charges that came to light today and the specific parties that are currently being indicted, what do we know about their intentions? This is what Iran is doing. Is it part of a broader effort?” How to turn the tide against Donald Trump in this election? ”
Monaco said: “What we announced today are charges against three Iranian hackers who were involved in a malign foreign influence campaign. It outlines a multi-year hacking campaign that targeted senior officials, journalists, and most recently political campaigns in the United States.As you noted, these charges include malicious cyber operations by the intelligence community and the FBI. Includes discussion and development of the activity. [have] Referenced earlier. These efforts included malicious Iranian cyberattackers sending unsolicited emails to individuals associated with President Biden's campaign at the time, which included stolen excerpts, It included excerpts of nonpublic documents stolen from the Trump campaign. Kylie, I should point out that there is no indication that the recipient responded to those emails. In response to your question about their intentions, the hackers made it clear in their own words, and we revealed this in the indictment documents we unsealed today, that their intentions were to influence the election. The first step is to undermine former President Trump's campaign. ”
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