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The US is charging 9 Iranians for hacking major American universities on behalf of the Iranian government

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

  • The Department of Justice just announced charges against nine Iranians for an elaborate hacking scheme that targeted more than 140 US universities.
  • Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the charges in a Friday press conference.

The US charged nine Iranians with cyber attacks against more than 350 entities around the world, mostly universities, on behalf of the Iranian government, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced Friday.

The indictment charged Gholamreza Rafatnejad, 38; Ehsan Mohammadi, 37; Abdollah Karima, akalso known asa Vahid Karima, 39; Mostafa Sadeghi, 28; Seyed Ali Mirkarimi, 34; Mohammed Reza Sabahi, 26; Roozbeh Sabahi, 24; Abuzar Gohari Moqadam, 37; and Sajjad read more >>>

Source:: BusinessInsider.Com