The Justice Department is preparing criminal charges in connection with an Iranian hack that targeted Donald Trump's presidential campaign in a bid to shape the outcome of the November election, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday.

The prospect of criminal charges comes as the Justice Department has warned about countries including Russia and China seeking to meddle in the presidential election between Trump and Harris.

U.S. authorities are preparing to file criminal charges after the Trump campaign said in August that some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, the Washington Post reported on Thursday,

The Justice Department is preparing to file criminal charges related to the Iranian regime’s hacking of former President Donald Trump’s campaign, according to multiple reports. DOJ officials believe they have gathered sufficient evidence to bring a case against the suspected hacker or hackers responsible for stealing information contained in the email accounts of Trump campaign advisers and offering it to news outlets in July,