Three Iranian nationals have been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly hacking the campaign of former President Donald Trump. Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, Yasar Balaghi, and Masoud Jalili, reportedly connected to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), are accused of targeting U.S. officials, media members, and Trump’s re-election campaign from 2020 to 2024. The hacking aimed to steal campaign information to destabilize the U.S. electoral process, according to the FBI and DOJ.
The trio allegedly used spearphishing attacks, impersonating government officials to compromise email accounts. These accounts included those of Trump’s campaign advisers and other high-profile targets like officials at the DOJ, NSA, CIA, and White House. One goal was to avenge the death of IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani, assassinated by a U.S. drone strike in 2020.
The DOJ revealed that the hackers tried to offer stolen Trump campaign materials to President Biden’s team, but the emails went unanswered. The group then attempted to leak the information to journalists, with at least one reporter engaging in the exchange before being suspended from X for publicizing the documents.
In response, the U.S. and U.K. issued joint warnings on IRGC cyber activities and sanctioned several Iranian officials. These indictments, paired with the broader sanctions, reflect a hard stance against foreign interference in the upcoming 2024 election, with Attorney General Merrick Garland stressing that such actions will not be tolerated.
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