The suspects took over victims' computers in the United States and demanded ransoms, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Three residents of Iran face federal charges for hacking computers in the United States, including in New Jersey and Pennsylvania where victims included a domestic violence shelter, a township in Union County, and an accounting firm in Morris County.
“These defendants have been hacking and extorting victims – including critical infrastructure providers – for their personal gain, but the charges reflect how criminals can flourish in the safe haven that that the government of Iran has created and is responsible for,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew Olsen said in a statement.
Another accounting firm in Illinois was hacked, as was a regional electric company in Mississippi, a housing authority in Washington state, a county government in Wyoming and others, including a Washington state construction company working on “critical infrastructure projects.” From October 2020 through August, the suspects conspired to transmit a damaging software program, encrypting users’ software and causing thousands of dollars in damages.
“Are you ready to pay?” Khatibi allegedly wrote in a March 8 email to a company representative, the indictment states. The next day, Khatibi wrote again, stating that he had “locked more than 20 systems” and demanding $50,000, the indictment states. Investigators said some of the victims paid ransoms, while others contacted the FBI or local authorities.
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