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Montenegro Arrests Iranian Hacker Linked to $3.4 Billion Cyberattacks

ID: e165cd2c-3519-5cac-8073-0213cfd0d202

STIX ID: report--e165cd2c-3519-5cac-8073-0213cfd0d202

Feed Name: ThreatCluster

Threat Score
88/100

Date Published: 2026-06-26

Date Updated: 2026-06-27

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Montenegrin authorities, working with the FBI, arrested a 39-year-old individual with Iranian and Turkish citizenship accused of running a large-scale cyber campaign since 2013 that targeted more than 150 U.S. universities, causing approximately $3.4 billion in damages; the suspect is linked to Iran's IRGC and faces U.S. charges for computer fraud, hacking, and identity theft with extradition proceedings underway.

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