# US charges 17 Iranians over ‘massive’ cyber theft campaign

https://mins.news/en/item/25965

- BBC News, 2026-08-19 09:48 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1m14n4llvvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The US Department of Justice has charged 17 Iranians over an alleged years-long cyber campaign targeting American universities, companies and government agencies. Prosecutors say the Iran-based Mabna Institute carried out some attacks for the Iranian government and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, stealing more than 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property.

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