In 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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Mabna Institute
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- First seenAug 18, 2026
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4 articles · newest firstIranian 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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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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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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- Mabna Institutethreat actor · 4
- Federal Bureau of Investigationorganization · 2
- U.S. Department of Justiceorganization · 2
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corpsthreat actor · 2
- Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Securitythreat actor · 1
- U.S. Department of the Treasuryvictim · 1
- Digital Boys Underground Teamthreat actor · 1
- Iran Black Hats Teamthreat actor · 1
- U.S. Department of the Treasuryorganization · 1
- HBOvictim · 1
- U.S. State Departmentorganization · 1
- Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corpsorganization · 1
- Amir Baratithreat actor · 1
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