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Saturday, March 26, 2016

Subject: Justice indicts 7 Iranian hackers for attacks on US infrastructure

The Justice Department indicted seven Iranian nationals on several charges of hacking American critical infrastructure, including attacking U.S. financial systems and gaining illegal access to the networks of a dam in upstate New York.

The indictment unsealed Thursday brings charges against Ahmad Fathi, 37; Hamid Firoozi, 34; Amin Shokohi, 25; Sadegh Ahmadzadegan, a.k.a. Nitrojen26, 23; Omid Ghaffarinia, a.k.a. PLuS, 25; Sina Keissar, 25; and Nader Saedi, a.k.a. Turk Server, 26.

The seven men worked for two Iranian cybersecurity companies — ITSecTeam (ITSEC) and Mersad Company (MERSAD) — that served as contractors for the Iranian government. All seven men allegedly have ties to the government and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to Attorney General Loretta Lynch.

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