PodgoricaMontenegro extradited Iranian-Turkish hacking suspect Amir Barati to the US.
Prosecutors say the Mabna Institute campaign stole 31 terabytes for Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
Prosecutors say hackers phished 8,000 professors’ accounts from 2013 to 2017, then sold stolen papers and library access in Iran.
Barati, arrested on holiday in Kotor on 25 June, faces conspiracy, wire fraud and identity theft charges.
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- The Record
- provides defendant details (40, dual Turkish-Iranian, IRGC/Mabna link), stolen data volume (31 terabytes), damage estimate ($3.4B)
Sources: The Record