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Three men charged in connection with the Trump campaign hack
27 Sep

Three men charged in connection with the Trump campaign hack

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The US Department of Justice charged three Iranian nationals as part of an effort to hack into the emails and computers used by President Donald Trump’s campaign staff and other political connections.The Washington Post reported that DOJ officials filed charges against Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri and Yasar Balaghi in an indictment filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. The indictment alleges the three men “prepared for and engaged in a wide-ranging hacking campaign” against current and former US officials, political campaigns and the media.According to the indictment Jalili, Aghamiri and Balaghi’s "activity is part…
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OpenAI shut down an Iranian influence op that used ChatGPT to generate bogus news articles
16 Aug

OpenAI shut down an Iranian influence op that used ChatGPT to generate bogus news articles

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OpenAI said on Friday that it thwarted an Iranian influence campaign that used ChatGPT to generate fake news stories and social posts aimed at Americans. The company said it identified and banned accounts generating content for five websites (in English and Spanish) pretending to be news outlets, spreading “polarizing messages” on issues like the US presidential campaign, LGBTQ+ rights and the war in Gaza.The operation was identified as “Storm-2035,” part of a series of influence campaigns Microsoft identified last week as “connected with the Iranian government.” In addition to the news posts, it included “a dozen accounts on X and…
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OpenAI Shuts Down Iranian Influence Operation Targeting US Election
16 Aug

OpenAI Shuts Down Iranian Influence Operation Targeting US Election

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OpenAI removed a network of Iranian accounts that used its ChatGPT chatbot to try to wage a foreign influence campaign targeting the US presidential election by generating longform articles and social media comments, the company said Friday. The accounts created content that appeared to be from liberal and conservative-leaning users, including posts suggesting that former President Donald Trump was being censored on social media and was prepared to declare himself king of the US. Another described Vice President Kamala Harris’ selection of Tim Walz for her running mate as a “calculated choice for unity.” Source link lol
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FBI says Iranian hackers are targeting both presidential campaigns
16 Aug

FBI says Iranian hackers are targeting both presidential campaigns

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A phishing campaign that the FBI believes is linked to Iran has been targeting members of the Trump and Harris camps as they seek to be elected as the president of the United States later this year. While the bad actors have reportedly been trying to spear-phish several advisers of the Biden-Harris and Trump campaigns, The Washington Post specifically named senior Trump adviser Susie Wiles as one of the targets.In June, federal agents worked with Microsoft and Google when it started investigating the spear phishing emails the presidential candidates' staff had received. Google recently latter published a report detailing how…
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Google Says Iranian Group Seeks Access to Biden-Trump Campaign Emails
15 Aug

Google Says Iranian Group Seeks Access to Biden-Trump Campaign Emails

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NEW YORK (AP) — Google said Wednesday that an Iranian group linked to the country’s Revolutionary Guard has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since May.The tech company's threat intelligence arm said the group is still actively targeting people associated with Biden, Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, who replaced Biden as the Democratic candidate last month when he dropped out. It said those targeted have included current and former government officials, as well as presidential campaign affiliates. Source link lol
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