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Iran Warns of Additional Emails Stolen from Trump's Inner Circle

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Hackers with ties to Iran have threatened to release additional emails stolen from President Donald Trump's inner circle, including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Roger Stone. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has labeled the threats as a "calculated smear campaign." This comes as the Trump administration issued a report warning that "Iranian Cyber Actors" might target American companies and "operators of critical infrastructure." Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has asserted that US and Israeli attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities did not seriously harm the country's nuclear facilities, prompting Trump to announce he was stopping plans to possibly reduce sanctions on Iran.

Key Takeaways:

  • Hackers with ties to Iran have threatened to release additional emails stolen from President Trump's inner circle, including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Roger Stone.
  • The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has labeled the threats as a "calculated smear campaign."
  • Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has asserted that US and Israeli attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities did not seriously harm the country's nuclear facilities.
  • The Trump administration has issued a report warning that "Iranian Cyber Actors" might target American companies and "operators of critical infrastructure."
  • The hackers claim to have approximately 100 gigabytes of emails featuring Wiles, Stone, ex-porn star Stormy Daniels, Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan, and others.
  • The Justice Department has indicted three Iranians in the case of the 2024 Trump cyberattack.
  • CISA spokesperson Marci McCarthy has stated that a "hostile foreign adversary" is "threatening to illegally exploit purportedly stolen and unverified material in an effort to distract, discredit and divide."
  • US Attorney General Pam Bondi has denounced the hacking as "an unconscionable cyber-attack."
  • FBI Director Kash Patel has stated that anyone linked to any breach of national security would be thoroughly examined and executed to the greatest extent of the law.

Statistics:

  • 100 gigabytes of emails stolen from President Trump's inner circle.
  • 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran, which ended with a ceasefire mediated by Trump following the U.S. military intervention.
  • 2016 cyberattacks on significant US political parties attributed to Russia.
  • Number of Iranian entities discovered by Microsoft operating vigorous phishing and disinformation activities aimed at influencing the 2024 US presidential election: not specified.
  • Number of emails stolen from White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Roger Stone, ex-porn star Stormy Daniels, Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan, and others: approximately 100,000, based on 100 gigabytes.

Sources:

  • Reuters
  • Hindustan Times
  • Axios
  • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
  • White House
  • FBI
  • US Department of Justice
  • Microsoft

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