Iranian Citizens Charged in Broad Hacking Campaign in US

Pretty unremarkable story if not for the nationalist implications. Turns out there might be at least 3 hackers (and possibly up to 13!) doing ransomware in Iran.

Are Iranian hackers an actual threat? Or is threat being overstated for propaganda? It's a genuine question, please don't start a flame war.

The actual context here is a thwarted attack on Boston&#x27;s Children&#x27;s Hospital. The FBI is <i>angry</i>, and they intend to hunt these &#x27;hackers&#x27; down:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.beckershospitalreview.com&#x2F;cybersecurity&#x2F;3-iranian-nationals-charged-in-thwarted-cyberattack-on-boston-children-s-hospital.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.beckershospitalreview.com&#x2F;cybersecurity&#x2F;3-irania...</a><p>Judging by the names these are the same people?

Here&#x27;s the actual DOJ press release:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.justice.gov&#x2F;opa&#x2F;pr&#x2F;three-iranian-nationals-charged-engaging-computer-intrusions-and-ransomware-style-extortion" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.justice.gov&#x2F;opa&#x2F;pr&#x2F;three-iranian-nationals-charg...</a>

This is basically unreadable. The whole article is forced to the right side of the page and only a single word per line (current Firefox&#x2F;Mac). It then floats on top of the right sidebar categories leaving 9&#x2F;10ths of the screen as white space.

Iranian state-related hackers broke into a NJ accounting firm?<p>How many instances of this happen every day? Also what are the actual chances of the hackers going to jail given they&#x27;re state-related?<p>On a larger scale, why doesn&#x27;t the DoJ just prosecute every Russian solider? They&#x27;re accomplices to war crimes and murder after all.<p>All this will read in a few hundred years after the collapse of the US empire to be utter hubris. Like Hannibal whipping a river. Or old medieval states digging up dead people to behead them again. It&#x27;s just the US state screaming into the void.

Why is this a story? Like most countries that are still around, Iran will retaliate when it&#x27;s attacked.