US charges 17 Iranians over alleged long-running cyber theft campaign
The US Department of Justice has charged 17 Iranian nationals over what it described as a long-running, state-sponsored cyber theft campaign targeting American universities and private companies. Prosecutors said the alleged operation was carried out by members of the Iran-based Mabna Institute and ran from about 2013 until at least December 2017. The case centres on claims that the group stole academic data and intellectual property on a large scale.According to the department, the alleged campaign targeted the computer systems of 144 US universities and 42 private sector firms. Officials said more than 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 19 Aug 2026 11:33 LONDON
Sponsored
