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.
A Montenegrin court approved extradition of Amir Barati, a 40-year-old dual Turkish-Iranian citizen arrested in Kotor after an FBI warrant, to the United States. A 14-count indictment names him among 17 people allegedly tied to the Mabna Institute and an IRGC-backed campaign that, between 2013 and 2017, compromised about 8,000 professor email accounts through spearphishing and stolen credentials. Prosecutors say the group stole at least 31 terabytes from 144 US universities, 42 US companies, and numerous foreign institutions, with estimated damage of $3.4 billion. Stolen academic material was allegedly provided to the Iranian government and sold through two websites.
- Montenegro approved extradition of 40-year-old Amir Barati to the United States.
- A 14-count indictment links him to Mabna Institute and the IRGC.
- Prosecutors allege at least 31TB stolen and about $3.4 billion in damage.
- Roughly 8,000 professor email accounts were compromised from 2013 to 2017.
- Stolen research was allegedly given to Iran and sold via two websites.
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Iranian hacker Amir Barati faces extradition to the US over an alleged Iranian campaign that stole 31TB of data from universities. Amir Barati spent June 25 getting arrested in Montenegro, and this week a Montenegrin court signed off on sending him to the United States. He’s a dual Turkish and Iranian citizen, 40 years old, […]
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