CYBERWAR/IRAN/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration announced criminal charges and sanctions Friday [3-23-18] against Iranians accused in a hacking scheme to pilfer sensitive information from hundreds of universities, private companies and American government agencies. The nine defendants, accused of working at the behest of the Iranian government-tied Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, hacked the computer systems of about 320 universities in the United States and abroad to steal expensive science and engineering research that was then used by the government or sold for profit, prosecutors said.The hackers also are accused of breaking into the networks of government organizations, such as the Department of Labor, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the United Nations, and private sector entities including technology companies and law and consulting firms.”
-Eric Tucker, “US charges 9 Iranians in massive hacking scheme,” Associated Press, Mar. 21, 2018 1:52pm