DOJ charges three Iranians for hacking Trump campaign

Three Iranians were charged in connection with a hack targeting former President Trump's 2024 campaign allegedly meant to shape the outcome of the November election, according to an indictment unsealed Friday. The big picture: Masoud Jalili, Yaser Balaghi and Seyyed Ali Aghamiri were charged with conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer, fraud and aggravated identity theft among other counts. Driving the news: The charges stem from an FBI investigation into an anonymous online account that shared stolen campaign documents with reporters. Investigators across multiple agencies quickly linked the...