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Three Silicon Valley engineers charged with stealing Google trade secrets and sending data to Iran
The indicted engineers allegedly stole hundreds of files on processor security and cryptography from Google and others, sending them to Iran while trying to conceal their actions.
- Three Silicon Valley engineers were indicted for stealing trade secrets from tech firms and transferring data to Iran.
- The defendants, Iranian nationals, exploited their positions to obtain confidential processor files from companies like Google.
- They allegedly routed the stolen files through third-party apps before copying them to personal devices and sending to Iran.
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Three former Silicon Valley engineers charged with stealing Google, tech secrets, shared with Iran
The defendants allegedly used their employment to obtain access to confidential and sensitive information, which they exfiltrated to unauthorized third-party and personal locations and to Iran.
Feds: 3 Iranian Engineers Stole Google Trade Secrets, Sent Data to Iran
Federal prosecutors have indicted three Silicon Valley-based Iranian engineers on charges of stealing confidential information from Google and other major technology companies and transmitting sensitive data to Iran.
3 Silicon Valley Engineers Charged For Sending Google Trade Secrets To Iran
A US federal grand jury has charged three Silicon Valley engineers with allegedly stealing trade secrets from tech companies including Google and transferring the information to Iran, the Justice Department said Thursday.
Ex-Google employees charged with passing confidential security data to Iran
Two sisters who previously worked at the tech giant and one sister’s husband are accused of exploiting their Silicon Valley roles to obtain confidential files and transfer them to their home country; prosecutors say they accessed sensitive processor security trade secrets
In the U.S., three Iranian engineers are suspected of espionage. Authorities accuse them of supplying the regime in Tehran with sensitive data from Google and other tech companies. Investigators speak of a "calculated breach of trust".
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