How to Protect Against Iranian Targeting of Accounts Associated with National Political Organizations

This fact sheet provides an overview of threat actors affiliated with the Iranian Government’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeting and compromising American accounts to undermine confidence in U.S. democratic institutions. This fact sheet identifies steps that individuals and organizations associated with national political organizations can take to enhance their security and resilience. The fact sheet provides mitigations and best practices which can help prevent or respond to the effects of an incident. 

Learn more about protecting against cyber and physical threats to election infrastructure at #Protect2024. For additional information on Iranian state-sponsored malicious cyber activity, visit Iran Cyber Threat Overview and Advisories webpage.