The FBI accuses Iran of threatening US election officials

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Officials said individuals associated with the Iranian regime had multiple websites after the election, including one entitled “enemiesofthepeople,” which contained personal information and photos of government and private sector officials involved in the management of the US. elections of 2020.

Among those targeted online was Christopher Krebs, the former head of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, a person familiar with the FBI’s investigation, told CNN.

Krebs made headlines in the wake of the 2020 election by publicly refuting false claims by President Donald Trump and other Republican officials that there was massive voter fraud in connection with the election. After checking conspiracy theories pushed by Trump, Krebs was fired from his position at the Department of Homeland Security.

Krebs’ online targets by Iranian cyber actors were first reported by The Washington Post, which also identified FBI Director Christopher Wray as one of the US government officials targeted online.

An FBI spokesman declined to comment on the identity of US election officials threatened by Iran.

In its statement on Wednesday, publicly proclaiming the Iranian regime, the FBI said: “The post-election creation of the Enemies of the People website demonstrates a persistent Iranian intention to create division and distrust in the United States and build trust. of the public in the US. US election process. “

Wednesday’s announcement wasn’t the first time the US government has blamed Iran for nefarious elections in 2020.

As CNN previously reported, Wray and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe announced at a press conference at FBI headquarters in October that Iran and Russia had obtained US voter registration data in an attempt to interfere with the election. The Iranian regime has been accused of posing as the far-right group Proud Boys to send intimidating emails to voters.
In a cybersecurity bulletin sent to government agencies and the private sector after the October press conference, the FBI and DHS accused Iran of creating “ fictitious media sites and falsifying legitimate media sites to obtain U.S. voter registration data, anti-American propaganda, and misinformation. about voter suppression, voter fraud and voting fraud. “

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