Top Iranian cybercriminal on FBI most wanted list reportedly killed in US-Israeli strike
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A top Iranian hacker on the FBI's most wanted list, Mohammad Mehdi Farhadi Ramin, was killed in a joint U.S.-Israeli strike in Iran. He was accused of cybercrimes including identity theft and accessing sensitive U.S. data since 2013.
Source: FOX News
A top Iranian hacker long wanted by the FBI was killed following a joint Israeli strike on Iran. Mohammad Mehdi Farhadi Ramin, who was accused of stealing the identities of American citizens and accessing national security data, died in the city of Hamadan, Iran International said, adding that his funeral was held Mar. 9. Farhadi had been wanted by U.S. authorities since 2020 for his "alleged involvement in malicious cyber activity" dating back to at least 2013, according to the FBI. Among his alleged crimes, Farhadi reportedly targeted companies, universities, U.S. defense contractors, and nonprofits to access sensitive data, and for stealing credit card information and Social Security numbers belonging to U.S. citizens to fund illicit activities, while marketing some of the stolen data on the black market. Full Story