US sanctions Iranian company, ‘Game of Thrones’ hacker

Published March 23, 2018 2:06pm ET



The Trump administration on Friday sanctioned an Iranian company and nine Iranians for hacking into and stealing data from more than 300 universities worldwide on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

A tenth Iranian was sanctioned for hacking into user accounts belonging to HBO employees and stealing information on unaired “Game of Thrones” episodes, the FBI and Justice Department said.

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