According to the DOJ, the three hackers targeted officials and individuals associated with one of the US presidential campaigns, referred to in the indictment as “US Presidential Campaign 1.” They successfully gained unauthorized access to personal accounts and stole confidential documents and emails, which they then leaked in an attempt to undermine the campaign. The indictment, unsealed today, charges Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, and Yaser Balaghi with a conspiracy to hack into the accounts of US political figures, media members, and campaign officials in a coordinated “hack-and-leak” operation. The indictment details how the stolen information was distributed to individuals linked to a rival presidential campaign, “US Presidential Campaign 2,” and members of the media. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted three Iranian nationals linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for orchestrating a cyberattack aimed at influencing the 2024 US presidential election. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. The indictment traces the Iranian cyber actors’ campaign back to January 2020, when they began compromising accounts using phishing and social engineering techniques. Alongside the indictment, the US Department of State has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information on the individuals involved, while the Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on Jalili for his role in the operation. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Copyright © 2024 Information Security Buzz is brand owned by Bora Design SL a company registered in Spain with company number B42720136 whose registered office is in Alicante, Spain.
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