Trump Administration Moves Against Iranian Institute for Theft of University Information

US Department of Treasury and US Department of Justice charge Iranians and Iranian research institute with theft of intellectual property from universities throughout the world.  The press release from the US Department of Treasury names the Iranians.  Specifically, the press release states: Today’s action designates one Iranian entity and 10 Iranian nationals pursuant to E.O. 13694, as amended, which targets malicious cyber activities, including those related to the significant misappropriation of funds or economic resources, trade secrets, personal identifiers, or financial information for private financial gain.The Mabna Institute is an Iran-based company that engaged in the theft of personal identifiers and economic resources for private financial gain. The organization was founded in or about 2013 to assist Iranian universities and scientific and research organizations in obtaining access to…

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