Law enforcement officials announced criminal charges Friday in connection with the alleged Iranian hack of emails from Donald Trump's campaign, source say.
Friday, September 27, 2024 4:35PMinvolvement in the hack of emailsThe indictment names three men, Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri and Yasar Balaghi, and charges them with a series of crimes ranging from computer hacking charges, material support to a foreign terrorist organization, identity theft and aiding and abetting.
Prosecutors say the three men were all employed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and engaged in a "wide-ranging hacking campaign" that used spear-phishing and other digital hacking techniques to compromise targets that included current and former U.S. government officials, members of the media, NGOs and "individuals associated with U.S. political campaigns."
The Iranians allegedly gained access to data and files taken from the email accounts of Trump advisers, which included internal documents used to vet Trump's perspective running mate, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. The Trump campaign, as victims, would be notified of any criminal charges that happen, as is standard Department of Justice practice.A Justice Department official declined to comment when reached by ABC News.Copyright © 2024 ABC News Internet Ventures.
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