{"id":17172,"date":"2026-08-19T11:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=17172"},"modified":"2026-08-19T11:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T03:33:02","slug":"doj-unseals-new-charges-against-17-hackers-in-iran-backed-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=17172","title":{"rendered":"DOJ unseals new charges against 17 hackers in Iran-backed campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday unsealed new and updated charges against 17 individuals working with an Iranian \u200bcompany that it alleges carried out hacks and data theft \u200cagainst U.S. universities, companies and government agencies.<br>The DOJ said in a statement, opens new tab that the individuals were working with the Mabna Institute, which carried out hacking campaigns on \u200bbehalf of Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other Iranian \u200bgovernment and university clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260819113018.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260819113018.png 693w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260819113018-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><br>The campaigns targeted hundreds of U.S. and \u2060international universities, dozens of U.S. companies, and at least five U.S. \u200bstate and federal government agencies, it said.<br>A previous indictment announced in March \u200b2018 had charged nine of the 17 with a hacking campaign that targeted the U.S. Labor Department, the United Nations and computer networks in Hawaii and Indiana.<br>The \u200bIranian government\u2019s representatives at the United Nations in New York did \u200bnot immediately respond to a request for comment. 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