The US has issued indictments against three Iranians linked to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their alleged roles in plotting ransomware attacks against American critical infrastructure, and also sanctioned multiple individuals and two entities. The criminal charges come as Iran has apparently stepped up its malicious activity against America and its allies — exploiting well-known software vulnerabilities to conduct espionage, deploy ransomware, steal money, data and credentials and good old-fashioned election misinformation and meddling, according to the government and private security firms.  View of Modares highway driving into Tehran (Alborz mountain range in the background) US government agencies have responded in turn with finger-pointing, strong words, sanctions, and now, more sanctions, criminal charges and a $10 million bounty on the three of the Iranians.

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