{
  "id": 1800598,
  "title": "DOJ unseals new charges against 17 hackers in Iran-backed campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/doj-unseals-new-charges-against-17-hackers-in-iran-backed-campaign",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T20:46:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/doj-unseals-new-charges-against-17-hackers-iran-backed-campaign"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "By AJ Vicens Aug 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday unsealed new and updated charges against 17 individuals working withan Iranian company that it alleges carried out hacks and data theft against U.S. universities, companies and government agencies. The DOJ said in a statement that the individuals were working with the Mabna Institute, which carried out hacking campaigns on…",
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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."
}