Trump Administration Charges Iranians for International Cyber Theft

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A man types on a computer keyboard in front of the displayed cyber code in this illustration picture taken on March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/IllustrationReuters



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday charged nine Iranians and an Iranian company with attempting to hack into hundreds of U.S. and international universities, dozens of companies and parts of the U.S. government on behalf of the Iranian government.

The cyber attack pilfered more than 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property from 144 U.S. universities and 176 universities in 21 foreign countries, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement.

The U.S. Treasury Department said on its website that it was placing sanctions on those accused and the Mabna Institute, a company described by U.S. prosecutors as designed to help Iranian research organizations steal information.








https://www.usnews.com/news/world/a...harges-iranians-for-international-cyber-theft
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[darth frosty]

So that's how war/conflagration with Iran will start.

 

[lightbright]

So that's how war/conflagration with Iran will start.

You know they're up to something.....meanwhile Russia is steady slow fucking the U.S.....while the talking cheeto watches !!!!


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[Flawless]

What about China who we have proof trying to hack the pentagon and that we know have stolen intellectual property? This is like going to the playground and picking on the weakest kid.

 

[TheFuser]

Malcolm Nance called this shit yesterday.

 

[deputy dawg]

cyber theft; the new WMDs.
Bolton pushed for war in Iraq, knowing there were no WMDs to be found.

That CAC arrogance is back!

 

[Dr. Truth]

But Russia been hacking all our shit?

 

[saundman]

Soooo this sets a precedent with Iranian hackers.

What will the Trump Administration do with Russia now that the hacks are traced back to Russia?

 

[thismybgolname]

31 terabytes


Trump will use this as a reason to get out of the Iraq deal.