Montenegrin police and the FBI announced the arrest of an Iranian national suspected of conducting cyberattacks that caused billions of dollars in damage to US infrastructure, according to authorities.
Montenegrin police and the FBI announced Friday the arrest of an Iranian national suspected of orchestrating cyberattacks that inflicted billions of dollars in damage to US infrastructure, according to authorities. The suspect was apprehended in Kotor.
The arrest follows a report by The Zioneer earlier Friday that a 39-year-old Iranian man had been detained in Montenegro on suspicion of carrying out attacks causing $3.4 billion in damage and allegedly linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Law enforcement confirmed the detention but did not immediately provide further details on the suspect's identity or the exact scope of the alleged attacks.
Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing. It is not yet clear whether the US will seek extradition.
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