Coverage dated October 1, 2026

Iranian national extradited to U.S. for multibillion-dollar hack

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(CNN) — An Iranian man accused of being part of a hacking scheme that breached more than 150 US universities and companies while targeting data worth over $3 billion has been extradited from Montenegro to the US to face criminal charges, police in the European country and a person familiar with the …

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  1. Local News 8

    Iranian accused of involvement in $3 billion hacking scheme extradited to US (opens Local News 8)

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    By Sean Lyngaas, Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian man accused of being part of a hacking scheme that breached more than 150 US universities and companies while targeting data worth over $3 billion has been extradited from Montenegro to the US to face criminal charges, police in the European cou…

  2. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Iranian national extradited to U.S. for multibillion-dollar hack (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    (CNN) — An Iranian man accused of being part of a hacking scheme that breached more than 150 US universities and companies while targeting data worth over $3 billion has been extradited from Montenegro to the US to face criminal charges, police in the European country and a person familiar with the …

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