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US charges 17 Iranians in cyber-theft campaign targeting hundreds of universities worldwide

  • Jewish News Syndicate--New York Post
  • published date: 2026-08-19 18:28:45 UTC

A 14-count superseding indictment unsealed in Manhattan federal court charges members of the Iran-based Mabna Institute, which prosecutors say conducted cyber intrusions on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other Iranian government and unive…

The US Department of Justice charged 17 Iranians in a sweeping cyber-theft campaign accused of stealing academic research and intellectual property from hundreds of universities worldwide, including … [+3366 chars]