A federal grand jury indicted a group of Iranian nationals on Thursday for allegedly hacking former President Donald Trump's 2024 presidential election campaign, Politico reported.
The Justice Department is expected to announce the charges by Friday. According to Go to Politico. The identities of the Iranians charged and the exact nature of the charges remain secret.
The indictment follows Microsoft's lawsuit in August. report Detailing spear-phishing attempts originating from Iran targeting senior presidential campaign officials. As a result of this hacking incident, confidential internal communications from the Trump campaign were leaked.
Iranian indicted on suspicion of hacking Trump campaign https://t.co/cBHj8j20Gn
— Politico (@politico) September 26, 2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and U.S. intelligence agencies announced on August 19 that Iran was responsible for the hack. An FBI investigation traced the breach to Iranian hackers, but the details of the compromised information were not disclosed. (Related: Iranian cyberattack confirmed targeting accounts associated with Trump, Biden, and Google)
Trump's team acknowledged the leak in August after a series of internal documents, including strategic investigations into Trump's vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, were leaked online via anonymous email. The FBI, along with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, sent unsolicited emails containing content stolen from the Trump campaign to individuals associated with President Joe Biden's campaign in an attempt to interfere with the U.S. election. released new evidence of Iran's efforts to
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