US charges alleged Iranian hackers with stealing aerospace, satellite data
The Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed an indictment charging three Iranian men in connection with a scheme to steal critical data from U.S. aerospace and satellite companies — the latest in a string of U.S. charges against suspected Iranian hackers. U.S. prosecutors accused the three men of “engaging in a coordinated campaign of identity theft and hacking” on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The scheme allegedly spanned more than three years, and a targeted list of over 1,8000 online accounts comprising aerospace and satellite companies and government organizations, from the U.S. to the United Kingdom to Israel. The charges followed sanctions from the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday against dozens of Iranians, including alleged members of hacking group known as APT39, for allegedly targeting Iranian dissidents and journalists. It’s the latest update in an aggressive crackdown on Iranian hacking this week that has been a coordinated effort across multiple U.S. […]
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