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Iranian national extradited to US over alleged $3.4 billion state-backed hacking campaign in rare legal win for law enforcement

An Iranian-Turkish man has been extradited from Montenegro to the U.S. over his alleged role in a hacking campaign that targeted hundreds of universities, companies, and government agencies and stole more than 31 TB of academic data.

By Etiido UkoTom's Hardware AI
Iranian national extradited to US over alleged $3.4 billion state-backed hacking campaign in rare legal win for law enforcement

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Originally published by Tom's Hardware AI on Oct 4, 2026.

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