A federal grand jury in New York City indicted seven Iranian nationals on Thursday related to cyberterrorist attacks on computer systems of several banks in the United States as well as for attempting to shut down the Bowman Avenue Dam in New York.
According to the grand jury, the accused individuals are Hamid Firoozi, Ahmad Fathi, Sadegh Ahmadzadegan, Amin Shokohi, Nader Seidi, Sina Keissar and Omid Ghaffarinia. They are all charged with conspiring to commit computer hacking while under the employ of two Iran-based tech companies, Mersad Company and ITSecTeam.
The seven are under suspicion of carrying out cyberattacks on at least 46 major U.S. financial institutions and companies on behalf of the government of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard. Some of the companies targeted in the attack include JPMorgan Chase, American Express, Wells Fargo and AT&T.
Those named in the indictment are all residents and citizens of Iran, and the U.S. government does not expect Tehran to conduct any extradition on these individuals. For the full article click here
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