Four Iranian nationals have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a malicious cyber operations campaign targeting the U.S. State and Treasury departments, defense contractors, and companies in New York. The Department of Justice unsealed the indictment in a Manhattan federal court, charging the individuals with computer fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, and other offenses.
The indictment alleges that between 2016 and April 2021, the defendants were part of a hacking organization that conducted coordinated computer intrusions. The hackers targeted over a dozen U.S. companies, as well as the U.S. Treasury and State Departments. The group used tactics such as tricking email recipients into clicking on malicious links that infected computers with malware.
