State Department Sanctions Italy-Based A/I Collective Over 16,000 Mailboxes Used by Hamas, IRGC and Antifa
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
State Department Sanctions Italy-Based A/I Collective Over 16,000 Mailboxes Used by Hamas, IRGC and Antifa
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 26
Summary
Autistici/Inventati was designated a Specially Designated Global Terrorist, freezing any U.S.-linked assets and barring Americans and U.S. financial institutions from dealing with the Italy-based tech collective.
State says the group built encrypted communications, hosting and anonymity tools for violent far-left networks and foreign terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran's IRGC, while screening users for left-wing ideological alignment.
The memo cites U.S. users including Rose City Antifa and Jane’s Revenge, saying A/I services helped spread attack claims, doxxing and operational calls such as a laser campaign that led one man to plead guilty after forcing a CBP helicopter to abort a landing.
A/I says it hosts about 16,000 mailboxes, 1,500 websites, 5,500 mailing lists and 10,000 blogs; the State Department says similar tools were also used in Europe to claim rail attacks and a January strike that cut power to 45,000 Berlin households.