DOJ accuses 17 Iranians of ‘massive’ cyber theft campaign
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The Department of Justice unsealed a 14-count superseding indictment Tuesday charging 17 people with conducting “massive cyber theft” on hundreds of universities and companies in the U.S. and foreign countries.
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The Department of Justice today unsealed new and updated charges against 17 individuals working with an Iranian company that it alleges carried out hacks and data theft against U.S. universities, companies and government agencies.
The Department of Justice charged 17 Iranians on Tuesday for allegedly carrying out a “massive” cyber theft campaign on behalf of Iran that targeted hundreds of universities, companies, government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations around the world.
The Justice Department (DOJ) on Tuesday unsealed an indictment charging 17 Iranian nationals with targeting American and foreign institutions via a cyber theft campaign on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
The U.S. has charged 17 Iranians, alleged members of a hacking-for-hire company called Mabna Institute, involved in years-long operations that stole data from American organizations. [...]
The Department of Justice unsealed a 14-count superseding indictment Tuesday charging 17 people with conducting “massive cyber theft” on hundreds of universities and companies in the U.S. and foreign countries.
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