Federal prosecutors have charged three Iranian hackers for allegedly targeting members of former President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign as part of a “wide-ranging” malicious cyber scheme, according to a newly unsealed indictment.
The charges mark an escalation in the federal government’s work to combat Iran’s alleged efforts to interfere in the 2024 presidential election. The State Department quickly offered a $10 million reward for information about the three defendants, and the Treasury Department unveiled new sanctions targeting seven people tied to the Iranian hacking effort.
“There are few actors in this world that pose as grave a threat to the national security of the United States as does Iran,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday. “The message of the U.S. government is clear: the American people, not a foreign power, decide the outcome of our country’s election.”
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