The Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Authorities linked the 40-year-old to multiple crimes by tracing the email address he used for a cybercrime forum to the same account he used to apply for…
Mohammad Bagher Shirinkar and Fatemeh Sedighian Kashi are accused of maintaining a close relationship planning and conducting cyberattacks of interest to the Iranian government.
From left, Tanium’s Sam Kinch, GDIT’s Matt Hayden, the Commerce Department’s Ryan Higgins, and CISA’s Chris Butera take part in a panel discussion at a GDIT event on Sept. 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group photo)
The State Department also announced financial rewards totaling up to $6 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Garantex’s leaders.
Splitting up the Cyberspace and Digital Policy bureau undercuts efforts to streamline cyber efforts at the department and undermines coordination in the U.S. and abroad, critics of…