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Aug 18, 2026

DOJ charges 17 Iranians in massive cyber theft campaign targeting US institutions

The Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging 17 Iranian nationals with conducting a sweeping cyber theft campaign on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, targeting hundreds of US universities, companies, and government agencies. The defendants are members of the Mabna Institute.

Aug 18, 2026·8 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪The Mabna Institute hackers targeted more than 100,000 academic accounts worldwide and successfully compromised approximately 8,000 professor email accounts.
  • ▪The U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice program announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the location of five of the defendants.
  • ▪The stolen academic resources and compromised university account credentials were sold to customers in Iran through websites linked to the operation.

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