Indictment Details
The indicted three Iranian nationals, linked to the (IRGC), for a "hack-and-leak" operation aimed at influencing the by stealing and attempting to leak documents from 's campaign.
The indictment, unsealed recently, accuses Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, and Yaser Balaghi of multiple crimes, including wire fraud and identity theft, with charges carrying penalties ranging from two to 27 years in prison.
Election Influence Efforts
The hackers targeted current and former U.S. officials, media members, and individuals associated with political campaigns, using spear phishing and social engineering techniques to access non-public campaign documents and emails.
Despite attempts to leak stolen materials to U.S. media and individuals associated with President Biden's campaign, there is no evidence that the recipients responded, nor that the leaked information surfaced in the election's final months.