The Justice Department is expected to soon announce criminal charges against the Iranian government-backed hackers who carried out a hack-and-leak operation targeting former President Donald Trump’s campaign, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
The criminal charges against the Iranian hackers could be unveiled as soon as next week, two of the sources said. The Iranian hackers stole internal Trump campaign documents and shared them with news organizations in an attempt to sow discord during the presidential election, according to US officials. The hackers breached the email account of longtime Trump ally Roger Stone to target campaign staff in June, CNN has reported.
US officials last week announced charges against employees of Russian state media outlet RT accused of secretly funding a media company that amplified right-wing American influencers. In a speech at Columbia Law School Thursday, the Justice Department’s top national security official, Matthew Olsen, warned of an “onslaught” by authoritarian regimes trying to influence the upcoming election.
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