FBI Charges 17 Iranians in Massive Academic IP Theft Campaign

The FBI charged 17 Iranians with conducting a massive cyber theft campaign on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, stealing 31 terabytes of intellectual property from 144 U.S. universities and compromising over 8,000 email accounts. The FBI issued a most wanted bulletin and offered a $10 million reward. This major national security case highlights FBI cyber operations and the vulnerability of research institutions.