In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US
An Iranian national indicted in the US for hacking hundreds of organizations was extradited from Montenegro this week.
Acting on an arrest warrant issued by the FBI, Montenegrin authorities arrested the individual, a dual citizen of Turkey and Iran, on June 25.
The suspect is accused of involvement in numerous cyberattacks against US organizations starting in 2013. The attacks caused losses of more than $3.4 billion.
The Montenegrin authorities did not name the individual, but mentioned his initials, A.B., and that he is 40 years old.
In August, the US unsealed a 14-count superseding indictment charging 17 members of the Iran-based company Mabna Institute for hacking activities targeting hundreds of entities in the US and abroad.
The indictment names Amir Barati as one of the Mabna Institute members who performed the intrusions on behalf of both the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and private organizations.
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