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Iranian Hackers Attack UK Universities to Steal Secret Research
(Independent-UK) Anthony Cuthbertson - Hackers linked with the Iranian government are targeting universities and academic institutions around the world as part of a campaign to steal unpublished research and obtain intellectual property, security researchers have revealed. Cyber experts from IT firm Secureworks discovered the attacks, which they believe stem from the Cobalt Dickens group operating out of Iran. The hackers targeted 76 universities in 14 countries, including Australia, Canada, China, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, Turkey, the UK, and the U.S.