Iran Criticizes US Sanctions Over Hacking Scheme

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Iran Criticizes US Sanctions Over Hacking Scheme

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Iran Criticizes US Sanctions Over Hacking Scheme

Iran has criticized new U.S. sanctions against 10 of its citizens and an Iranian company over their alleged involvement in a state-sponsored large-scale hacking and intellectual property theft scheme. The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled charges Friday against nine Iranians along with sanctions against 10 individuals and the Mabna Institute, which it accused of hacking hundreds of universities on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi Saturday called the accusations "false." "Iran ...

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March 24, 2018

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