17 Iranians CHARGED in cyber theft campaign

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ALEXANDRIA HOFF LIVE AT THE. WHITE HOUSE. >> THE SCOPE OF THIS SCAM IS. MASSIVE. IN ACADEMIA ALONE THE DOJ SAYS. THAT OVER 100,000 UNIVERSITY. PROFESSORS WORLDWIDE WERE. TARGETED WITH 31 TERABYTES OF. CRITICAL INFORMATION. RESEARCH AND INTELLECTUAL. PROPERTY STOLEN AND SOLD WITHIN. IRAN. DOJ SAYS THAT 144 U.S. BASED. UNIVERSITIES WERE TARGETED ALONG. WITH 42 PRIVATE SECTOR COMPANIES.

BY FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCIES. INCLUDING THE DEPARTMENT OF. LABOR AND AT LEAST TWO NGOs. PREPARED THIS BEGAN IN 2013 AND. THE ORIGINAL 2018 INDICTMENT. CHARGED NINE INDIVIDUALS PAID. YESTERDAY'S ACTION ADDED EIGHT. DEFENDANTS AND REVEALED A MUCH. LARGER STATE SPONSOR PLOT WITH. THE HACKERS ALLEGEDLY OPERATING. ON BEHALF OF THE IRANIAN. GOVERNMENT. IN A STATEMENT THE. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ASSURES THESE. CHARGES MADE CLEAR THAT THE. PASSAGE OF TIME WILL NOT DETER. US FROM IDENTIFYING PURSUING. THOSOSE WHO TARGETED THE.

UNITED STATES FROM ABROAD. FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SAY ONE. TACTIC THAT THESE HACKERS USED. WAS SPECIFICALLY REACHING OUT TO. INDIVIDUAL PROFESSORS. THEY WOULD POSE AS AS AN. ACADEMIC PEER SAYING THEY WERE. INTERESTED IN THEIR RESEARCH. SEND THEM TO A FAKE PORTAL WHERE.