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Federal authorities moved today to silence online assets linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), seizing four web domains allegedly used to conduct a long-running campaign of hacking and psychological warfare against targets inside the United States.
The operation, revealed in court documents unsealed today in the Middle District of Alabama, confirms that Iranian intelligence wasn’t just after data – they were actively trying to manipulate and intimidate people on US soil. Details remain scarce, but the affidavit supporting the seizure suggests a sophisticated effort to surveil, compromise, and potentially harm individuals through online means.
While the DOJ is tight-lipped on specific targets, the move signals a growing concern over transnational repression— foreign governments reaching onto American soil, not with bullets, but with keystrokes. This isn’t just about stolen information; it’s about a foreign power attempting to control the narrative and silence dissent within our borders. The seized domains represent just a piece of a much larger operation still under investigation.
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