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.
The superseding indictment unsealed in the Southern District of New York charges 17 people affiliated with Tehran's Mabna Institute, adding eight defendants to the 2018 indictment of nine. The institute allegedly compromised over 100,000 professor email accounts worldwide, including 8,000 accounts at 144 US universities, and stole at least 31.5 terabytes of academic journals, dissertations, and e-books. US universities spent approximately $3.4 billion procuring the stolen data, and victims also included at least five federal and state agencies, 42 US companies, and 11 foreign companies including HBO. The State Department's Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $10 million for information on four of the defendants.
- Superseding indictment adds eight defendants to the 2018 charges against nine Mabna Institute members.
- Hackers compromised 8,000 accounts at 144 US universities and over 100,000 professor accounts globally.
- Stolen credentials harvested 31.5 terabytes of academic journals, dissertations, and e-books.
- US universities spent approximately $3.4 billion procuring the stolen intellectual property.
- State Department offers up to $10 million for information on four defendants.
- Threat actors
- Mabna Institute
- Victims
- HBO
- Countries
- IranUnited States
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The superseding indictment adds defendants and allegations against the Iranian firm accused of a massive cybertheft campaign against foreign universities and others. Federal authorities on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against 17 Iranians affiliated with the tech firm Mabna Institute, alleging a campaign of vast cybertheft on behalf of the Iranian government against universities, governments and companies.
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