Iranian acuzat de implicare într-o schemă de hacking care a vizat peste 150 de universități și companii din SUA, extrădat din Muntenegru

An Iranian man, Amir Barati, has been extradited from Montenegro to the U.S. for his alleged involvement in a hacking network that compromised over 150 American universities and companies, targeting data worth over $3 billion. Barati, 40, faces charges of electronic fraud and computer crimes in New York, where he and 16 other Iranian nationals were indicted in August. His arrest in June was at the request of the FBI. The extradition is significant for U.S. law enforcement efforts to curb Iranian cyber capabilities amid ongoing tensions. The hacking campaign, which began in 2013, affected around 8,000 email accounts of professors globally, with U.S. universities incurring costs of approximately $3.4 billion. Barati allegedly helped monitor the hacking progress and create target lists, impacting various sectors, including technology and defense. Many intrusions were reportedly conducted on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.