U.S. Sanctions Iran-Linked Hackers Behind Critical Infrastructure Breaches

The Hacker News 25 August 2026, 21:17 EEST Security

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced fresh sanctions on Iranian cyber actors as part of what it called an "unprecedented, whole-of-government, economic campaign" against the nation and its enablers. "We are launching an economic onslaught against Iran's financial connections around the globe. Our objective is to sever every economic lifeline that sustains this tyrannical regime…

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