WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday charged seven Iranians for what it said was a coordinated campaign of cyber attacks from 2011 to 2013 on several US banks and a New York dam.
At a news conference, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the seven Iranians indicted inflicted tens of millions of dollars in damages.
The alleged attack against the dam by Iranians could have imposed a clear and present danger to Americans, she said.
Justice Department officials released the indictment at a news conference in Washington in what is one of the highest-profile US indictments against a foreign nation on hacking charges.
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