The hacking group could be an Iranian effort to thwart warming Saudi/Israeli relations, researchers say.

Crude and trollish, the efforts nevertheless show continued willingness of nation-states to meddle in U.S. elections.

The group known as TA453 has added "outlier" attacks to its portfolio over the past two years, seemingly in concert with Iranian hardliners.

A flaw in a ubiquitous open-source software library is still being exploited nearly a year after its discovery.

The pair started a cyber training academy that supports Iranian intelligence in the brutal response to protests, the U.S. government said.

In a message to CyberScoop, the hactivists that took responsibility for the attack denied the Iranian government's claim.

The group identified as Emennet Pasargad has been using "false-flag campaigns under the guise of multiple personas," the bureau said.

The action from multiple U.S. departments is against 10 Iranians and two Iranian companies related to a spree of breaches and cyberattacks.

The tactic linked to an Iranian group creates the impression the email activity is real by employing a phenomenon known as "social proof."

The alleged Iranian cyberattack attack follows U.S. sanctions on Iran after Albania blamed it for hacking government systems.