Justice Department Charges Eight Iranians for Allegedly Hacking US Government and Colleges
- On Aug 18, The Justice Department charged eight Iranians linked to the Mabna Institute for allegedly conducting a multi-year campaign to steal research from American universities, companies, and government agencies.
- Backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Mabna Institute allegedly targeted more than 100,000 professor accounts since at least 2013 as part of a state-sponsored effort to gather intelligence.
- Hackers successfully penetrated roughly 8,000 professor email accounts, costing American universities $3.4 billion to "procure and access," while targeting the Labor Department and other federal agencies.
- The State Department Rewards program announced a $10 million reward for information on the suspects, bringing the total number of individuals charged in the broader scheme to Seventeen.
- Amid ongoing US-Iran tensions, The Iranian Permanent Mission to the United Nations did not respond to requests for comment, highlighting the state-sponsored cyber threat landscape.
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