A group affiliated with the IRGC calling itself CyberAv3ngers exploited programmable logic controllers in water and wastewater systems in the U.S. and Israel in 2023 and 2024.
The U.S. intelligence community assessed that Iran sought to damage the Trump campaign and undermine public confidence after the 2020 election, but did not try to manipulate or attack any election infrastructure.
A group of Iranian hackers allegedly targeted the U.S. State Department, Treasury Department, and multiple defense contractors with access to classified information in a campaign that began by 2016 and ran until at least 2021.
Three Iranian nationals and IRGC employees were accused by the Justice Department of hacking into the accounts of current and former U.S. officials, members of the media, and political campaigns in 2024.
“destructive cyberattacks [were] carried out on U.S. soil by nation-state entities.”
James ClapperSaid DATE NOT STATEDReported AUG 01verbatim · 1 source
Then-Director of National Intelligence James Clapper publicly blamed Iran for the 2014 Las Vegas Sands hack and said it marked the first such destructive cyberattack on U.S. soil by a nation-state.
The firefighting operation near Porto Germeno included specialized forest-fire teams, crews temporarily deployed from France and Romania, 19 water-dropping planes and 11 helicopters.
Last spring, Miller's spokesperson provided documentation showing that several allegations he had abused his daughter were investigated by the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services and deemed unsubstantiated.
“It is with the heaviest heart that I share the devastating news that my beloved younger brother, Nirmal ‘Nimsdai’ Purja, and the other climbers are no longer with us. Although our hearts are broken, we are incredibly proud of you. Your legacy will live forever.”
Kamal PurjaSaid DATE NOT STATEDReported AUG 01verbatim · 1 source
Purja's brother Kamal issued a statement following the death of Nirmal Purja and other climbers in the avalanche.
3 facts single-source — treat as provisional.
AUG 01
US drops charges against Olympian in Reflecting Pool damage case
22 verified facts from 1 source.
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Trump said in a Truth Social post on July 13 that the pool was drained to fix the scars and damage done by vandals two weeks prior and that it would be refilled and back in service soon.
Documents from the Interior Department indicated a rushed and flawed installation process with repeated failures of the lining during the installation process and extensive peeling of the lining throughout the Reflecting Pool.
In 2012, the Obama administration attempted to repair the reflecting pool's water quality, spending millions over 18 months, but their efforts did not permanently resolve the issue.
“They are dead, they are gone, no one lasts forever,”
David CronenbergSaid JUL 31Reported AUG 01verbatim · 1 source
During Charli XCX's cinematic finale of "No One Lasts Forever," David Cronenberg's repeated refrain played as Charli and her dancers held poses emulating a live freeze-frame portrait.
A police officer named Yehor Terekhin, age 22, was killed in the strikes in Kyiv while helping people at the site of shelling when a second strike hit the same location.