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Iranische Hacker wegen 6-Millionen-Dollar-Bitcoin-Erpressung in massiver Cyberkampagne angeklagt

Siebzehn mutmaßliche Mitglieder des im Iran ansässigen Mabna Institute wurden wegen Hackerangriffen auf hunderte Universitäten, Unternehmen und Regierungsbehörden angeklagt.

Jason Nelson

Publisher Decrypt

Aug 20, 2026 at 5:12 PM UTC · 2 Min. Lesezeit

Iranische Hacker wegen 6-Millionen-Dollar-Bitcoin-Erpressung in massiver Cyberkampagne angeklagt
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Key Signal

~$6M BTC Attempted HBO extortion

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Kurz gefasst

  • US-Staatsanwälte klagten 17 mutmaßliche Mitglieder des im Iran ansässigen Mabna Institute in einer jahrelangen Hacking-Kampagne an.
  • Sechs Angeklagte waren mutmaßlich am HBO-Hack beteiligt, der einen Erpressungsversuch gegen das Unternehmen über etwa $6 million in Bitcoin beinhaltete.
  • Die Gruppe stahl mutmaßlich mindestens 31.5 terabytes an akademischen Daten und geistigem Eigentum.

US-Staatsanwälte klagten 17 mutmaßliche iranische Hacker an, die an einer jahrelangen Cyber-Kampagne beteiligt waren, die den HBO-Einbruch von 2017 und einen Erpressungsversuch gegen das Unternehmen über etwa $6 million in Bitcoin beinhaltete.

Am Dienstag sagte das Justice Department, dass die Angeklagten Mitglieder des im Iran ansässigen Mabna Institute seien, das mutmaßlich Hacks für die Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps und andere iranische Regierungs- und Universitätskunden durchführte. Die Gruppe nahm Hunderte von Universitäten, Unternehmen, Regierungsbehörden und andere Organisationen weltweit ins Visier, so die Staatsanwaltschaft.

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Behzad Mesri wurde bereits zuvor wegen des Hacks des Unterhaltungsriesen HBO und des Diebstahls geschützter Daten angeklagt. Staatsanwälte sagten, fünf weitere Angeklagte – Saeid Houshyar, Manouchehr Hashemloo, Keyvan Fayaz, Saber Shahbazi Ballojeh und Arman Kahzadian – seien direkt an dem Hack beteiligt gewesen.

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