The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Thursday that it had shut down four Iranian-linked domains engaged in cyberwarfare against the United States and its allies.
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) stated in a press release that the raid had targeted “hacking and transnational repression schemes,” which included “claiming credit for hacking activity, posting sensitive data stolen during such hacks, and calling for the killing of journalists, regime dissidents, and Israeli persons.”
“Iran thought they could hide behind fake websites and keyboard threats to terrorize Americans and silence dissidents,” FBI Director Kash Patel said. “We took down four of their operation’s pillars and we’re not done. This FBI will hunt down every actor behind these cowardly death threats and cyberattacks and will bring the full force of American law enforcement down on them,” he vowed.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi hailed the action as necessary to boost national security.
“Terrorist propaganda online can incite real-world violence. Thanks to our National Security Division and the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland, this network of Iranian-backed sites will no longer broadcast anti-American hate,” Bondi stated.
Wow, the f.b.i. is finally doing something for Americans and not against them. Good things are possible by just changing presidents.