U.S.
charges Iranians who
allegedly hacked banks, infiltrated New
York dam
The United States on Thursday charged*a group of alleged Iranian ******s authorities believe carried out a ****** of Tehran-backed cyber attacks on dozens of
U.S. banks and
infiltrated the supervisory control system of a small New
York dam between 2011 and 2013.
An indictment, an**unced by Attorney General Loretta Lynch during a press conference streamed live from Washington, lists
charges against seven Iranians, including three nicknamed "Nitr0jen26," "PLuS" and "Turk Server."*
Lynch said the alleged carried out the attacks with the support of Iran's government and with the*sole purpose of undermining American companies and damaging the U.S.'s free market system.
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