Iran hackers taunted 'Mr. Mustache' John Bolton about stolen files that were allegedly classified
Iranian hackers taunted former National Security Adviser John Bolton about files allegedly obtained from his email account that they said were classified, wishing "good luck" to "Mr. Mustache" as they...
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Iranian hackers taunted former National Security Adviser John Bolton about files allegedly obtained from his email account that they said were classified, wishing "good luck" to "Mr. Mustache" as they threatened to leak the materials, an unsealed search warrant affidavit reviewed by Fox News Digital revealed. Bolton pleaded not guilty in October to eight counts of transmission of national defense information and ten counts of retention of national defense information. He had been indicted with 18 counts related to the improper handling of classified materials. It was July 2021 when Bolton’s assistant contacted the FBI via email to alert them that Iran had obtained access to Bolton’s email account. Bolton’s team had notified the FBI that they would be deleting Bolton's emails so that the hackers could not obtain any additional sensitive information. JOHN BOLTON PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF SHARING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION Weeks later, Bolton’s assistant contacted the FBI again to say that he had received threatening emails that were believed to be related to the hack of Bolton’s AOL account. "The e-mail, the subject of which was ‘Re:New PW,’ as forwarded to the FBI, stated: ‘I do not think you would be interested in the FBI being aware of the leaked content of John’s email (some of which have been attached), especially after the recent acquittal. This could be the biggest scandal since Hillary’s emails were leaked, but this time on the GOP side! Contact me before it’s too late,’" according to the warrant. In August 2021, Bolton’s assistant flagged another email from the same account that threatened to leak portions of Bolton’s manuscript found in his email. "OK John…as you want (apparently), we’ll disseminate the expurgated sections of your book by reference to your leaked email," the email said. "Good luck Mr. Mustache!" The affidavit in support of the search warrant from a raid on Bolton’s home in September was unsealed and obtained by Fox News Digital. The affid…