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FBI and CISA say Iran is behind 'Enemies of the People' site targeting election officials
[WASHINGTONEXAMINER] Federal Sherlocks revealed that a so-called "Enemies of the People" website that hurled accusations and threats at U.S. election officials in the wake of the 2020 presidential election was likely set up and operated by actors working for the Iranian regime.The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Wednesday that the two groups "possess highly credible information indicating Iranian cyber actors almost certainly were responsible for the creation of a website called Enemies of the People, which contained death threats aimed at U.S. election officials in mid-December 2020."The bureau said it "has identified multiple domains, to include the main site ... that contained personal information and photographs for a number of U.S. officials and individuals from private sector entities involved with the 2020 election" and that "threatening emails were sent to the officials" from associated email accounts. The website is offline. "The post-election creation of the Enemies of the People website demonstrates an ongoing Iranian intent to create divisions and mistrust in the United States and undermine public confidence in the U.S. electoral process," the FBI and CISA said. "As referenced in Joint Cybersecurity Advisories [from late October] the FBI and CISA have previously warned that Iranian cyber actors were likely intent on influencing and interfering with the 2020 U.S. elections." Posted by: Fred 2020-12-24 |
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