Recently, the US authorities have charged two Iranian nationals for carrying out cyberattacks for personal financial gains and benefits of the government of Iran.
The accusation states that Hooman Heidarian and Mehdi Farhadi have been carrying out attacks since 2013 against organizations observed as rivals or enemies of Iran.
Since 2013 they have targeted American and foreign universities, military contractors, NGOs and non-profit organizations, foreign ministries, and other targets who are viewed as enemies of Iran.
During these events, the hackers mainly targeted the organizations that are based in the United States, Israel, and Saudi Arab.
Here’s what the U.S. Attorney Carpenito for the District of New Jersey Reported:
“These Iranian Hackers allegedly conducted a wide-ranging campaign on computers here in New Jersey and around the world.
They brazenly infiltrated computer…