Iran-linked hacker group ‘Robert’ threatens to release Trump aides’ emails
Hackers claim 100 gigabytes of emails from Trump associates, including chief of staff and lawyer
Iran-linked hackers have threatened to disclose more emails stolen from US President Donald Trump’s circle, after distributing an earlier batch to the media ahead of the 2024 US election.
Robert raised the possibility of selling the material but otherwise did not provide details of their plans. The hackers did not describe the content of the emails.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi described the intrusion as “an unconscionable cyberattack”.
The White House and the FBI responded with a statement from FBI Director Kash Patel, who said: “Anyone associated with any kind of breach of national security will be fully investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law”.