Iranian National Extradited to US by Montenegro over Alleged $3.4B Cyberattack Case
- On Thursday, Montenegro extradited Iranian-Turkish national Amir Barati to the United States, where authorities accuse him of cyberattacks targeting more than 150 universities and causing an estimated $3.4 billion in damage.
- Indictment documents reveal Barati and 16 co-defendants participated in a yearslong campaign beginning in 2013 to steal data, allegedly breaching about 8,000 email accounts and creating "targeting lists" for the private sector.
- The campaign compromised 11 tech firms and defense contractors plus the network HBO, according to the Justice Department, while conspirators allegedly targeted the Department of Labor, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the United Nations.
- Montenegrin police arrested Barati in June in the coastal town of Kotor at the request of the FBI; his extradition followed an exchange of intelligence between Montenegrin and U.S. law enforcement agencies.
- Evidence suggests many intrusions were conducted on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to prosecutors, as Tehran's hacking capabilities have threatened U.S. critical infrastructure during seven months of war involving the United States and Israel.
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PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro extradited to the United States a Turkish-Iranian citizen accused of cyberattacks against more than 150 U.S. universities that caused damage estimated at $3.4 billion, the Balkan police reported on Thursday.
Iranian accused of involvement in $3 billion hacking scheme extradited to US
By Sean Lyngaas, Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — An Iranian man accused of being part of a hacking scheme that breached more than 150 US universities and companies while targeting data worth over $3 billion has been extradited from Montenegro to the US to face criminal charges, police in the European country and a person
Montenegro has extradited to the United States Iranian-Turkish citizen Amir Barati, 40, who is being charged by the US authorities with involvement in a years-long campaign of cyberattacks on American and foreign universities that damaged the country by more than $3.4 billion, Montenegrin police said today.
Iranian national extradited to US by Montenegro over alleged $3.4B cyb
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro has extradited an Iranian-Turkish dual national to the United States over alleged cyberattacks targeting more than 150 U.S. universities and causing an estimated $3.4 billion in damage, police in the Balkan country
Iranian national extradited to US by Montenegro over alleged $3.4B cyberattack case – WTOP News
PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro has extradited an Iranian-Turkish dual national to the United States over alleged cyberattacks targeting more than 150 U.S. universities and causing an estimated $3.4 billion in damage, police in the Balkan country said on Thursday. Amir Barati, 40, was arrested in June by Montenegro’s Interpol office and local police in...
Iranian national extradited to US by Montenegro over alleged $3.4B cyberattack case
Montenegro has extradited an Iranian-Turkish dual national to the United States over alleged cyberattacks targeting more than 150 U.S. universities and causing an estimated $3.4 billion in damage
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