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As tensions rise between Iran and America, the DOJ has charged four Iranian nations with launching a cyberwarfare campaign against our nation.

From Daily Caller. The Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment on Tuesday charging several Iranians for conducting a massive cyber campaign to compromise the U.S. government.

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Four Iranian nationals, including one who worked for an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) unit, face up to 25 years in prison for their role in waging a multi-year cyber attack campaign against the Departments of State and Treasury and a number of defense contractors. Iran is the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, an adversary to the U.S. and has previously been credibly accused of waging cyber warfare against American targets. …

The four Iranian hackers — Hossein Harooni, Reza Kazemifar, Komeil Baradaran Salmani and Alireza Shafie — participated in a hacking organization from at least 2016 to 2021. During hacking operations, the nationals targeted several victims across over a dozen American companies and the Treasury and State departments.

Through spear phishing tactics, the hackers tricked victims into clicking unsuspecting email links and spread malware to over 202,000 accounts from at least 2016 to 2021. …

The hackers face up to 25 years in prison if convicted on wire and computer fraud charges, though Harooni could face an additional ten years if convicted on charges that he knowingly damaged a protected computer. All four defendants are at large and the U.S. is offering up to $10 million of information as to their whereabouts or identities.

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(Excerpt from Daily Caller. Photo Credit: iStock)