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US Charges 17 Iranians in Cyberattacks Targeting Global Universities and Agencies
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First reported by Ynet · 19 hours ago
What happened
The US indicted 17 Iranians linked to the Mabna Institute for cyberattacks stealing 31.5 terabytes of academic data from over 300 universities worldwide, including in Israel and the US. The group also hacked HBO and targeted US federal agencies. The US offers a $10 million reward for information leading to their capture.
- 01US indicts 17 Iranians for cyberattacks on global universities and US agencies.
- 02Mabna Institute members stole 31.5 terabytes of academic research from 322 universities worldwide.
- 03Hacked over 100,000 academic accounts and 8,000 senior officials' emails, including in Israel.
- 04Some defendants breached HBO and attempted $6 million Bitcoin extortion.
- 05US universities spent $3.4 billion to access stolen sensitive data.
- 06US offers $10 million reward for information leading to the suspects.
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