The Office of Foreign Activities of the US Department of Internal Affairs introduced sanctions against the six Iranians and the EMENNET PASARGAD IT company “for trying to influence the presidential election of 2020, reported on the department’s website.
The Ministry of Finance also called the names of the six employees of the Iranian company EMENNET PASARGAD, ranging from managers and ending with ordinary employees. According to the ministry, hackers tried to invade the US information environment and change it to sow a discord and undermine the faith in elections.
It is noted that people subjected to sanctions from August to November 2020 distributed disinformation on social networks, sending emails with threats. In addition, they published videos with hints that voting passes using fake newsletters. For the data on these persons, the State Department announced a reward to ten million dollars.
“These hackers worked for the Iranian government to influence the elections in the United States in 2020,” is emphasized in the Twitter account of the State Department program for remuneration for the help of justice.
The Office adds photos of two young people: In the State Department, it is searched for the data on the Cayede Josene Casemy and Sakhhad Kashiane. It is noted that they were involved in malicious Iranian cyber operators aimed at the presidential election in 2020. “
Earlier in Russia, the US position against Iran was expressed. The United Nations Permanent Representative of Russia, Vasily, said that the Russian side did not see changes in Washington’s policies to interact with Tehran.