Iranian Operatives Charged In The U.S. With Hacking Trump's Campaign
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The U.S. Justice Department on Friday (September 27) unsealed criminal charges accusing three members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of hacking Donald Trump's presidential campaign and trying to disrupt the Nov. 5 election.
The indictment is the latest effort by the Biden administration to counter foreign efforts to interfere in the presidential election between Trump, a Republican, and his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris.
Iran said on Thursday that accusations that it had targeted former U.S. officials were baseless.
The three men charged were trying to undermine Trump's campaign, Attorney General Merrick Garland told a news conference. The indictment says the three men engaged in a wide-ranging hacking campaign starting in 2020 that targeted U.S. officials, journalists and campaign operatives in order to stoke discord and erode confidence in the U.S. democratic process. Charges include wire fraud, identity theft and computer fraud.
The indictment is the latest effort by the Biden administration to counter foreign efforts to interfere in the presidential election between Trump, a Republican, and his Democratic rival Vice President Kamala Harris.
Iran said on Thursday that accusations that it had targeted former U.S. officials were baseless.
The three men charged were trying to undermine Trump's campaign, Attorney General Merrick Garland told a news conference. The indictment says the three men engaged in a wide-ranging hacking campaign starting in 2020 that targeted U.S. officials, journalists and campaign operatives in order to stoke discord and erode confidence in the U.S. democratic process. Charges include wire fraud, identity theft and computer fraud.
