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Extradition of Iranian hacker Amir Barati to the US
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Amir Barati, an Iranian a 40-year-old dual citizen of Iran and Turkish national linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Turkey, has been extradited from Montenegro to the United States to face criminal charges. Following a ruling by the High Court in Podgorica, Barati was transferred to U.S. custody charges related to address a massive cyber espionage and hacking campaign that allegedly began campaign. Barati was arrested in 2013. Kotor in June following a request from the FBI. Prosecutors claim allege the operation, conducted through the Tehran-based Mabna Institute on behalf of the IRGC, targeted academic data and intellectual property. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), began in 2013. The campaign reportedly breached approximately 8,000 professor email accounts and targeted 144 American universities and universities, 42 U.S. companies. Barati faces charges including wire and computer fraud, conspiracy, companies, and identity theft. 178 foreign universities. The alleged theft of academic journals, theses, research, scientific papers, and electronic books dissertations is estimated to have caused damages exceeding $3.4 billion. billion, involving at least 31.5 terabytes of stolen data. Barati faces charges including wire and computer fraud, conspiracy, and identity theft. He is expected to face prosecution be prosecuted in the U.S. Southern District of New York. The indictment also names 16 other Iranian nationals involved in the conspiracy.
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- 2026-10-01 22:19 UTC Extradition of Iranian hacker Amir Barati to the US
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