A hacking group linked to Iran has threatened to release additional emails stolen from individuals close to President Trump, following a previous leak to the media ahead of the 2024 election, according to Reuters.
In conversations with Reuters on Sunday and Monday, the hackers—who operate under the alias “Robert”—claimed to possess roughly 100 gigabytes of emails allegedly taken from the accounts of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan, Trump adviser Roger Stone, and Stormy Daniels.
While suggesting they may try to sell the material, the hackers offered no details about the contents of the emails or their next steps.
“This so-called cyber ‘attack’ is nothing more than digital propaganda, and the targets are no coincidence. This is a calculated smear campaign meant to damage President Trump and discredit honorable public servants who serve our country with distinction,” the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said Monday on X.
The group first emerged publicly in the final months of the 2024 campaign, claiming to have accessed accounts belonging to several Trump allies, including Wiles, and leaking select emails to reporters. Reuters has previously verified portions of the material.
A September 2024 indictment from the U.S. Justice Department accused Iran’s Revolutionary Guard of running the Robert hacking operation. The hackers declined to comment on the allegation when asked by Reuters.
Following Trump’s election victory, Robert told Reuters that no further leaks were planned, later adding in May, “I am retired, man.” But in new messages this week, the hackers said they were preparing a sale of the stolen emails and urged Reuters to “broadcast this matter.”
