Iranians Indicted in SamSam Ransomware Scheme
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The article reports on a U.S. federal indictment charging two Iran-based individuals with operating the SamSam ransomware campaign (Dec 2015–Sep 2018) that impacted over 200 victims—including hospitals, cities, ports, and universities—caused more than $30M in losses, and collected roughly $6M in ransom; investigators detail use of Tor, Iran-based Bitcoin exchanges, extensive reconnaissance, and coordinated prosecutions by U.S. and international agencies.
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