Iranian hacker accused of draining 31TB from university inboxes extradited to the US
Montenegro approved extraditing Amir Barati over an alleged IRGC-linked theft of 31TB from universities.
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Threat actor
Mabna Institute
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- First seenAug 18, 2026
- Last mentioned25d ago
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12 articles · newest firstIn Rare Move, Iranian Hacker Accused of Working for IRGC Extradited to US
Montenegro extradited alleged Mabna Institute hacker Amir Barati, accused of IRGC-linked intrusions causing over $3.4 billion in losses.
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Iranian accused of hacking American universities extradited from Montenegro
Montenegro extradited Iranian hacker Amir Barati, charged over the Mabna Institute university data-theft campaign.
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US charges Iranians for sprawling hacking campaign on government agencies, universities
DOJ indicts 17 Iranians tied to Mabna Institute IRGC hacking-for-hire campaign that stole 31TB from universities, agencies, and UN organizations.
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U.S. Sanctions Iran-Linked Hackers Behind Critical Infrastructure Breaches
U.S. Treasury sanctioned nearly 60 Iran-linked entities, including MOIS-affiliated Mabna Institute hackers behind breaches of U.S. critical infrastructure and millions in crypto theft.
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Treasury sanctions alleged Iranian hackers as part of ‘economic D
US Treasury sanctioned four Iranians linked to MOIS-directed hacks that compromised and exfiltrated data from US critical infrastructure, energy, defense, and financial targets.
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US Sanctions Mabna Institute Hackers for Iranian Cyber-Attacks
US sanctions individuals tied to Iranian hacking-for-hire group the Mabna Institute over cyber-attacks.
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Week in review: Records allegedly stolen from Azure tenants, Medusa ransomware hits 500+ orgs
Week in review: Medusa ransomware hit 500+ orgs per CISA, millions of Azure tenant records allegedly stolen, SafePal and French tax authority breaches disclosed.
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ThreatsDay: Gogs 10.0 RCE, n8n Workflow-to-RCE, $10M Reward, GLM
Hacker News ThreatsDay roundup: Defender BTR.sys driver abuse, DoJ charges 17 Mabna Institute members over IRGC-linked intrusions, Grandoreiro sideloading, OpenAI monitoring.
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US Indicts 17 Iranians Over Years
US unsealed superseding indictment charging 17 Mabna Institute Iranians for IRGC-linked espionage stealing 31TB from universities, companies, and government agencies.
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US charges 17 Iranian hackers over 31-terabyte academic data theft
US indicts 17 Iranian Mabna Institute hackers who stole 31TB of academic data from universities, companies, and agencies via spearphishing.
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Eight years later, federal authorities re-up charges against alleged Iranian hackers at Mabna Institute
US prosecutors unsealed a superseding indictment charging 17 Iranians in the Mabna Institute's state-sponsored theft of 31.5 terabytes from universities and companies.
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- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corpsthreat actor · 6
- Mabna Instituteorganization · 4
- HBOvictim · 4
- U.S. Department of Justiceorganization · 3
- Federal Bureau of Investigationorganization · 2
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corpsorganization · 2
- Amir Baratithreat actor · 2
- Digital Boys Underground Teamthreat actor · 2
- Iran Black Hats Teamthreat actor · 2
- FBIorganization · 2
- U.S. State Departmentorganization · 2
- US Department of Justiceorganization · 2
- OpenAIvendor · 2
- Federal Energy Regulatory Commissionvictim · 2
- Microsoft Defenderproduct · 1
- 178 foreign universitiesvictim · 1
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