{
  "id": 11270972,
  "title": "Iranian accused of hacking American universities extradited from Montenegro",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/iranian-accused-of-hacking-american-universities-extradited-from",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-01T20:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Record",
    "slug": "the-record",
    "url": "https://therecord.media/iran-montenegro-hacker-extradition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An Iranian national has been extradited from Montenegro to the United States. The individual is accused of participating in numerous cyberattacks on American universities, resulting in the theft of academic data and intellectual property.\n\nAccording to police in Montenegro, the extradited person is an Iranian-Turkish dual national. The alleged cyberattacks targeted over 150 U.S. universities, causing an estimated $3.4 billion in damage, as reported by the Winnipeg Free Press.\n\nThe extradition was confirmed by authorities in Montenegro, although further details were not provided.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Iranian national extradited to US by Montenegro over alleged $3.4B cyberattack case",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/iranian-national-extradited-to-us-by-montenegro-over-alleged-3-4b",
        "published": "2026-10-01T16:36:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}