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U.S. charges three Iranian nationals in Trump campaign hack

2024-09-27 10:26:09       source:CNBC

September 27, 2024


Federal prosecutors on Friday announced criminal charges against three Iranian nationals in connection with a recent hack of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s campaign and other cyberattacks.


The three “malicious cyber actors,” who were employed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, engaged in “a wide-ranging hacking campaign” that also targeted current and former government officials, media figures and non-governmental organizations, according to an indictment filed in Washington, D.C., federal court.


The U.S. designates the IRGC a foreign terrorist organization.


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