17 Iranians Charged in Cyber Theft Campaign Targeting U.S. Institutions

The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a superseding indictment charging 17 Iranian nationals linked to the Mabna Institute for a years-long, IRGC-directed cyber espionage campaign that stole over 31 terabytes of academic data from 144 U.S. universities, 42 private companies, and multiple government agencies using spear phishing and password spraying, compromising roughly 8,000 professor accounts; the case expands prior charges and includes a $10 million reward for information leading to arrests.