{"id":2340458,"date":"2024-09-12T22:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T02:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-expected-to-file-charges-over-believed-iranian-hacking-attack-on-trump-campaign-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T22:14:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T02:14:29","slug":"us-expected-to-file-charges-over-believed-iranian-hacking-attack-on-trump-campaign-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-expected-to-file-charges-over-believed-iranian-hacking-attack-on-trump-campaign-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"US expected to file charges over believed Iranian hacking attack on Trump campaign &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-expected-to-file-charges-over-believed-iranian-hacking-attack-on-trump-campaign-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2340458&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Federal authorities in the United States are expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-wave-of-portland-police-quit-amid-massive-spike-in-shootings-and-stabbings-fire-dept-responding-to-10-homeless-tent-fires-a-day\/\" title=\"Another Wave Of Portland Police Quit Amid Massive Spike In Shootings And Stabbings; Fire Dept. Responding To 10+ Homeless Tent Fires A Day\">file charges<\/a>\u2063 related to an alleged Iranian hacking scheme targeting former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign. \u200dThe operation involved hackers who sought\u2062 to infiltrate the campaign&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/revealed-whistleblower-docs-show-big-4-firms-massive-anti-racist-indoctrination\/\" title=\"Revealed: Whistleblower Docs Show \u2018Big 4\u2019 Firm\u2019s Massive \u2018Anti-Racist\u2019 Indoctrination\">internal communications<\/a> and leak\u2063 sensitive documents to \u200dmedia outlets,\u2064 allegedly acting under instructions from the Iranian government. Central to the investigation is a persona named &#8220;Robert,&#8221; through\u2062 whom the hackers attempted \u2063to disseminate the stolen data. \u2064Important figures in Trump&#8217;s campaign, including adviser Susie Wiles, \u200dwere specifically targeted through\u2063 phishing\u2063 emails designed to appear\u2062 legitimate, thereby granting hackers unauthorized access to their information. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/microsoft-responds-to-china-cyber-attack-by-expanding-business-in-china\/\" title=\"Microsoft Responds to China Cyber Attack by Expanding Business in China\">hacking campaign<\/a> is viewed as a potential effort to influence the U.S. presidential\u2063 elections,\u2064 according to Matthew \u200dOlsen, the head of the Justice Department&#8217;s National Security Division.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">US expected to file charges over believed Iranian hacking attack on Trump campaign<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1759523\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>authorities<\/a> are planning to file charges in the alleged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Iranian<\/a> scheme to hack into former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> campaign and leak internal documents, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2024\/09\/12\/iran-hack-trump-campaign-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to<\/a> multiple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/12\/politics\/charges-expected-hackers-trump-campaign\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The hackers contacted several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-project-veritas-cnn-special-correspondent-jamie-gangel-details-how-channel-should-cover-up-trumps-contested-election-claims-video-cnntapes\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Project Veritas: CNN Special Correspondent Jamie Gangel Details How Channel Should Cover Up Trump&#039;s Contested Election Claims (VIDEO) #CNNTapes\">news organizations<\/a> from at least one named persona, &ldquo;Robert,&rdquo; a figure on which the FBI investigation has focused. Investigators say the person posing as Robert was acting on the order of the Iranian government and stole data files to spread to news companies.<\/p>\n<p>Prominent Trump adviser Susie Wiles was one of the hackers&rsquo; targets, among several other campaign officials. The hackers allegedly used phishing emails that were disguised to appear legitimate but could give hackers access to data from the recipient.<\/p>\n<p>The hackers&rsquo; attempts to spread the data to news organizations appeared to be an act aimed an influencing U.S. presidential elections, Matthew Olsen, the head of the Justice Department&rsquo;s National Security Division, warned Thursday in a speech in New York.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iranian activity is growing increasingly aggressive as this election nears,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Iran perceives this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-big-tech-and-media-actions-to-steal-the-election-heres-whats-going-on-in-pennsylvania-and-michigan\/\" title=\"Democrat, Big Tech and Media Actions to Steal the Election \u2013 Here\u2019s What\u2019s Going on in Pennsylvania and Michigan\">year&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s elections to be particularly consequential in impacting Iran&rsquo;s national security interests, increasing Tehran&rsquo;s inclination to try to shape the outcome.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign declined to comment to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on the potential charges.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s campaign was hacked in August, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3118952\/white-house-condemns-reports-trump-campaign-hack-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>earning the condemnation<\/a> not just of Trump but of the White House and House Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were just informed by Microsoft Corporation that one of our many websites was hacked by the Iranian Government &ndash; Never a nice thing to do!&rdquo; Trump wrote on his social media platform,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Truth Social<\/a>, at the time. &ldquo;They were only able to get publicly available information but, nevertheless, they shouldn&rsquo;t be doing anything of this nature.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1759523\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1759523\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. government is anticipated to bring charges related to an alleged Iranian hacking operation targeting former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaign, which involved leaking internal documents, as reported by various sources. The hackers reached out to multiple news outlets using at least one identified individual named &#8220;Robert,&#8221; who has become a focal point of the FBI&#8217;s investigation. Authorities believe that this person was acting under the direction of the Iranian government and had stolen data files intended for distribution to media organizations. Among those targeted by the hackers was prominent Trump advisor Susie Wiles, along with other campaign officials. The hackers reportedly employed phishing emails that appeared legitimate but were designed to grant them access to sensitive information from recipients. Matthew Olsen, head of the Justice Department\u2019s National Security Division, cautioned in a speech in New York that these actions seemed aimed at influencing U.S. presidential elections and noted an increase in aggressive Iranian activity as elections approach. He stated that Iran views this year&#8217;s elections as particularly significant for its national security interests, prompting Tehran&#8217;s desire to influence outcomes. The Trump campaign has not commented on the potential charges being considered against those involved in this incident. In August, Trump&#8217;s campaign experienced a hack that drew criticism from both Trump and members of Congress; he later shared on his social media platform Truth Social that Microsoft had informed them about the breach attributed to the Iranian government but claimed only publicly available information was accessed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2340459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Trump-rally.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4035,19536,40793,32531,9029],"class_list":["post-2340458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-charges","tag-cybersecurity","tag-iranian-hacking","tag-trump-campaign","tag-us"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Trump-rally.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2340458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2340458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2340459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2340458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2340458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2340458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}