The US is Preparing Criminal Charges in Iran Hack Targeting Trump AP Sources Say SecurityWeek
pHi what are you looking forppThe prospect of criminal charges comes as the Justice Department has raised alarms about aggressive efforts by countries including Russia and Iran to meddle in the presidential electionppByppFlipboardppRedditppWhatsappppWhatsappppEmailppThe Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in connection with an Iranian hack that targeted Donald Trumps presidential campaign in a bid to shape the outcome of the November election two people familiar with the matter said Thursday
ppIt was not immediately clear when the charges might be announced or whom precisely they will target but they are the result of an FBI investigation into an intrusion that investigators across multiple agencies quickly linked to an Iranian effort to influence American politics
ppThe prospect of criminal charges comes as the Justice Department has raised alarms about aggressive efforts by countries including Russia and Iran to meddle in the presidential election between Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris including by hacking and covert social media campaigns designed to shape public opinion
ppIran is making a greater effort to influence this years election than it has in prior election cycles and that Iranian activity is growing increasingly aggressive as this election nears Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen the Justice Departments top national security official said in a speech Thursday in New York City
ppIran perceives this years elections to be particularly consequential in impacting Irans national security interests increasing Tehrans inclination to try to shape the outcome he added
ppThe Trump campaign disclosed on Aug 10 that it had been hacked and said Iranian actors had stolen and distributed sensitive internal documents At least three news outlets Politico The New York Times and The Washington Post were leaked confidential material from inside the Trump campaign So far each has refused to reveal any details about what it received
ppPolitico reported that it began receiving emails on July 22 from an anonymous account The source an AOL email account identified only as Robert passed along what appeared to be a research dossier that the campaign had apparently done on the Republican vice presidential nominee Ohio Sen JD Vance The document was dated Feb 23 almost five months before Trump selected Vance as his running mate
ppThe FBI the office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency subsequently blamed that hack as well as an attempted breach of the BidenHarris campaign on IranppThose agencies issued a statement saying that the hacking and similar activities were meant to sow discord exploit divisions within American society and influence the outcome of elections
ppThe statement did not identify whether Iran has a preferred candidate though Tehran has long appeared determined to seek retaliation for a 2020 strike Trump ordered as president that killed an Iranian general
ppThe two people who discussed the looming criminal charges spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because they were not authorized to speak publicly about a case that had not yet been unsealed
ppThe Washington Post first reported that charges were being prepared
ppJustice Department officials have been working to publicly call out and counter election interference efforts The response is a contrast to 2016 when Obama administration officials were far more circumspect about Russian interference they were watching that was designed to boost Trumps campaign
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ppIt was not immediately clear when the charges might be announced or whom precisely they will target but they are the result of an FBI investigation into an intrusion that investigators across multiple agencies quickly linked to an Iranian effort to influence American politics
ppThe prospect of criminal charges comes as the Justice Department has raised alarms about aggressive efforts by countries including Russia and Iran to meddle in the presidential election between Trump and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris including by hacking and covert social media campaigns designed to shape public opinion
ppIran is making a greater effort to influence this years election than it has in prior election cycles and that Iranian activity is growing increasingly aggressive as this election nears Assistant Attorney General Matthew Olsen the Justice Departments top national security official said in a speech Thursday in New York City
ppIran perceives this years elections to be particularly consequential in impacting Irans national security interests increasing Tehrans inclination to try to shape the outcome he added
ppThe Trump campaign disclosed on Aug 10 that it had been hacked and said Iranian actors had stolen and distributed sensitive internal documents At least three news outlets Politico The New York Times and The Washington Post were leaked confidential material from inside the Trump campaign So far each has refused to reveal any details about what it received
ppPolitico reported that it began receiving emails on July 22 from an anonymous account The source an AOL email account identified only as Robert passed along what appeared to be a research dossier that the campaign had apparently done on the Republican vice presidential nominee Ohio Sen JD Vance The document was dated Feb 23 almost five months before Trump selected Vance as his running mate
ppThe FBI the office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency subsequently blamed that hack as well as an attempted breach of the BidenHarris campaign on IranppThose agencies issued a statement saying that the hacking and similar activities were meant to sow discord exploit divisions within American society and influence the outcome of elections
ppThe statement did not identify whether Iran has a preferred candidate though Tehran has long appeared determined to seek retaliation for a 2020 strike Trump ordered as president that killed an Iranian general
ppThe two people who discussed the looming criminal charges spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press because they were not authorized to speak publicly about a case that had not yet been unsealed
ppThe Washington Post first reported that charges were being prepared
ppJustice Department officials have been working to publicly call out and counter election interference efforts The response is a contrast to 2016 when Obama administration officials were far more circumspect about Russian interference they were watching that was designed to boost Trumps campaign
ppppSubscribe to the SecurityWeek Email Briefing to stay informed on the latest threats trends and technology along with insightful columns from industry expertsppDont miss this Live Attack demonstration to learn how hackers operate and gain the knowledge to strengthen your defensesppJoin us as we share best practices for uncovering risks and determining next steps when vetting external resources implementing solutions and procuring postinstallation supportppCloud and container security firm Sysdig has tapped William Welch as CEO on its path to an IPOppDave Scher has been promoted to Deputy Chief Information Officer at MITREppAntiransomware platform Arms Cyber has named Bob Kruse as its CEOpp
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