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Source: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/23/iran-hackers-us-482183
U.S. Busts "Massive" Iranian Hacking Scheme
(Politico) Eric Geller - "The government of Iran systematically and methodically hacked into our country's computer networks," Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, said Friday. Over four years, hackers working for the Mabna Institute stole at least 31 terabytes of data from 144 American universities, totaling $3.4 billion in intellectual property. The group also cracked into 176 foreign universities. The hackers compromised these systems by sending emails to professors, posing as other professors, who tricked targets into giving up their login credentials. Additionally, Iranian hackers cracked into five U.S. government agencies, including the state governments in Hawaii and Indiana, as well as the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which oversees the energy industry, and the Department of Labor. They also infiltrated the UN.