U.S. Charges Seven Iranians in Hacking Attacks
Justice Department says hackers targeted financial system, New York dam
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed charges against seven alleged Iranian hackers Thursday, saying they attacked the U.S. financial system and servers for a dam in New York in the first public indictment against hackers tied to the Iranian government.
U.S. officials have long accused Iran of sponsoring hackers, but Thursday’s charges are the most explicit accusation to date. The indictment didn’t specifically allege the Iranian government directed the attacks, but said that one of the hackers received credit toward...