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DOJ Indicts 3 for Satellite Company Hacking Efforts by Iran

Iranian residents Said Pourkarim Arabi, Mohammad Reza Espargham and Mohammad Bayati were indicted for identity theft aimed at getting U.S. aerospace and satellite technology on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, DOJ said Thursday. It alleged the hacking campaign…

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began in July 2015 and ran through at least February 2019, targeting online accounts of organizations and companies involved in aerospace or satellite technology. DOJ alleged victims included a satellite-tracking company and a satellite voice and data communication company.