DOJ charges 17 in Iranlinked Mabna Institute university hacking case
Aug 19, 2026
A 14-count superseding indictment unsealed today charges 17 alleged members of the Mabna Institute, an Iran-based company, with participating in a years-long cyber-intrusion campaign targeting 144 U.S. universities, 178 foreign universities, at least 42 U.S. private-sector companies, at least 11 for
eign companies, at least five U.S. federal and state government agencies, and at least two nongovernmental organizations, according to the Justice Department. ...read more read less