Feds have hit 17 Iranians with criminal charges for allegedly conducting a years-long campaign of cyber attacks — including trying to extort HBO for $6 million in bitcoin.

The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday that the 17 individuals were working with the Mabna Institute, which carried out hacking campaigns on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and other Iranian government and university clients.

Hundreds of U.S. and ⁠international universities, dozens of companies, and at least five state and federal government agencies were targeted in the campaign. 

Part of the indictment mentioned Behzad Mesri, who was previously charged with hacking entertainment giant…

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