The Justice Department on Friday revealed charges against three Iranian individuals for their involvement in cyber-attacks targeting the campaign of former President Donald Trump.

Identified as members of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Masoud Jalili, Yaser Balaghi, and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri face accusations including conspiracy to access protected computers unlawfully and committing fraud. According to the indictment, these individuals allegedly penetrated Trump’s campaign systems and attempted to distribute stolen information to media organizations, which ultimately declined to publish it.

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During a press briefing, Attorney General Merrick Garland strongly condemned foreign interventions in U.S. electoral processes. He emphasized that the integrity of elections should be determined by American citizens without interference from foreign entities such as Iran or Russia, referencing recent indictments and seizures that highlighted Russian attempts at disseminating misinformation.

This case stems from an FBI probe into an anonymous online profile that leaked documents obtained from Trump’s campaign to journalists. Among the leaked materials was a dossier evaluating JD Vance as a potential vice presidential candidate for Trump; this dossier was disclosed publicly by an independent journalist on Thursday.

​​​​​​​Additionally, Microsoft last month notified the public about Iranian hackers executing a phishing attack against a senior official within a U.S. presidential campaign, showcasing ongoing cybersecurity threats posed by foreign actors aiming to disrupt American political affairs.

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