Skip to content
SPECIAL

THREATS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN IRAN CONFLICT

READ MORE

Iran-linked hackers threaten to release emails stolen from Trump associates

Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine meet in the Situation Room of the White House on June 21, 2025. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)

By Rebecca Falconer

An Iran-linked cyberattack group that hacked President Trump’s 2024 campaign is threatening to release another trove of emails it has stolen from his associates, including White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Roger Stone.

The big picture: Reuters first reported the threat on Monday that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on X called a “calculated smear campaign” — which came the same day as the Trump administration released a report warning that “Iranian Cyber Actors” may target U.S. firms and “operators of critical infrastructure.”

Read more at Axios

Click to listen highlighted text!