Security News > 2016 > March > 7 Iranians indicted for cyber attacks on US banks and a dam (Help Net Security)
2016-03-24 22:10
The US Justice Department unsealed on Thursday an indictment charging seven Iranian computer specialists for conducting a coordinated campaign of distributed denial of service attacks against 46 major companies, primarily in the US financial sector, from late 2011 through mid-2013. The individuals – Ahmad Fathi; Hamid Firoozi; Amin Shokohi; Sadegh Ahmadzadegan, a/k/a Nitr0jen26; Omid Ghaffarinia, a/k/a PLuS; Sina Keissar; and Nader Saedi, a/k/a Turk Server – were employed by two Iran-based computer companies, ITSecTeam and … More →
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