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U.S. Charges Three Iranian Hackers for Attacks on Satellite Companies
2020-09-17 18:50

The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday announced charges against three Iranian nationals believed to have stolen information related to the United States' aerospace and satellite technologies.

Authorities say the hackers used social engineering to trick people working in the aerospace and satellite sectors to hand over information that they could later use to create fake email accounts and domains.

"The defendants then used additional hacking tools to maintain unauthorized access, escalate their privileges, and steal data sought by the IRGC. Using these methods, the defendants successfully compromised multiple victim networks, resulting in the theft of sensitive commercial information, intellectual property, and personal data from victim companies, including a satellite-tracking company and a satellite voice and data communication company," the DoJ said in a press release.

This is the third round of charges announced by U.S. authorities this week against alleged Iranian hackers.

The DoJ previously announced charges against two hacktivists who defaced websites in response to the killing of Qasem Soleimani, and later against two state-sponsored hackers who are said to have targeted a wide range of industries since at least 2013.


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