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Posted on 10/02/2026 7:01:02 AM PDT by Twotone
An Iranian man accused of being part of a hacking scheme that breached more than 150 US universities and companies while targeting data worth over $3 billion has been extradited from Montenegro to the US to face criminal charges, police in the European country and a person familiar with the case said Thursday.
Amir Barati, 40, is expected to face wire and computer fraud charges in the US Southern District of New York, where he and 16 other Iranian nationals were charged in a superseding indictment in August. Montenegrin police arrested Barati, who is also a Turkish citizen, in June at the request of the FBI.
Barati’s extradition is welcome news for US law enforcement as it tries to blunt Iran’s cyber capabilities during the US’ ongoing war with the country Accused Iranian hackers rarely see a US courtroom.
Barati and his co-defendants are accused of participating in a yearslong campaign that began in 2013 to steal data from universities and companies around the world, breaching about 8,000 email accounts belonging to professors in the US, Europe and elsewhere. The academic data and intellectual property the hackers targeted cost the US universities about $3.4 billion to “procure and access,” according to the indictment.
CNN was unable to reach a lawyer for Barati.
One of the companies allegedly victimized included the network HBO, a subsidiary of CNN’s parent company Warner Brothers Discovery.
Barati allegedly helped track the progress of the hacks of universities and helped create “targeting lists” for the private sector, according to US court documents. Among the breached private US companies were 11 tech firms and two defense contractors, according to the Justice Department.
Other members of the conspiracy aside from Barati allegedly hacked the Department of Labor, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the United Nations.
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Nothing ever happens!!
“Nothing ever happens!!”
The punishment for hacking federal government computers and facilities under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030) ranges from a 1-year misdemeanor to 20 years or life imprisonment for catastrophic offenses resulting in death.
But there are levels of punishent that can be issued which opens up the determination with deal making:
• Misdemeanor Offenses: Unauthorized access to a government computer causing minimal or first-time minor damage carries up to 1 year in prison and steep fines.
• Standard Felony Offenses: Accessing national defense/classified information, committing financial fraud, or causing over $5,000 in damage typically carries 5 to 10 years in prison for a first offense.
• Aggravated/Repeat Offenses: Intentional damage to protected government computers or repeat convictions can lead to sentences of up to 20 years in federal prison.
• Extreme Cases: If an intentional cyberattack on critical federal infrastructure results in the death of a person, sentences can reach life imprisonment.
• Additional Liabilities: Convictions routinely authorize criminal forfeiture of equipment, mandatory restitution to victims, and steep financial fines up to $250,000.
But the good pasrt of this is that the final say on pardon is in the hands of Trump. At least that one is covered. That is if they find him guilty and actually prosecute.
wy69
CNN?
Head Shake.
Barati, who is also a Turkish citizen.
Now think about this. CNN is the only USA media in Turkey.
Never in the history of Turkey was there freedom of expression. FACT
CNN in USA also LIES.
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