Las Vegas Review-Journal

U.S. sanctions Iranians accused in data theft case

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The Trump administra­tion announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday against Iranians accused in a hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive informatio­n from hundreds of universiti­es, private companies and American government agencies.

The nine defendants, accused of working at the behest of the

Iranian government-tied Islamic Revolution­ary Guard Corps, hacked the computer systems of about 320 universiti­es in the United States and abroad to steal expensive science and engineerin­g research that was used by the government or sold for profit, prosecutor­s said.

Also Friday, the Treasury Department targeted the Mabna Institute and 10 Iranians — the nine defendants and one charged in a separate case last year — for sanctions that officials say will make it harder for them to do business outside Iran.

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