Mabna Institute
Mabna Institute is an Iran-based company. The U.S. Treasury says the IRGC outsourced cyber intrusions to the institute, a hacker network that infiltrated hundreds of universities.
Key facts
- Type
- Iran-based companysource
- Founded
- in or about 2013source
- Purpose
- To assist Iranian universities and scientific and research organizations in obtaining access to non-Iranian scientific resourcessource
- Cyber intrusions
- Treasury Under Secretary Sigal Mandelker said the IRGC outsourced cyber intrusions to The Mabna Institutesource
WYDE coverage of Mabna Institute
WYDE Newsroom has published 2 articles about Mabna Institute, from Aug 21, 2026 to Aug 22, 2026. Mabna Institute is the subject of 2 stories. The most recent is JPMorgan Warns Food Inflation Could Double, Citi Will Custody Bitcoin, and EAT Tops Charity Tokens. Over 65,000 Meals..
JPMorgan Warns Food Inflation Could Double, Citi Will Custody Bitcoin, and EAT Tops Charity Tokens. Over 65,000 Meals.
Record child hunger and food insecurity collide with a wall of institutional crypto money, from Citi custody to the SEC and Treasury rulebooks, plus $105 billion for one AI data center. This week in the WYDE Newsroom.
Aug 22, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story
LegalThe DOJ Charges 17 Mabna Institute Hackers With Stealing 31 Terabytes From 144 US Universities for Iran's IRGC
A 14-count superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday adds eight defendants to a 2018 case, alleging a Tehran company spearphished more than 100,000 professors worldwide and resold the stolen research inside Iran through two websites.
Aug 21, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Reported alongside Mabna Institute
- U.S. Department of Justice · in 2 stories with Mabna Institute
- Citi · in 1 story with Mabna Institute
- Commodity Futures Trading Commission · in 1 story with Mabna Institute
- Databricks · in 1 story with Mabna Institute
- FTX · in 1 story with Mabna Institute
- Groq · in 1 story with Mabna Institute
- Grubhub · in 1 story with Mabna Institute
- JPMorgan Chase · in 1 story with Mabna Institute
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