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#5 The Hacker News general February 20, 2026 at 05:27 UTC

Former Google Engineers Indicted Over Trade Secret Transfers to Iran

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

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Three individuals including former Google engineers Samaneh Ghandali and Soroor Ghandali were indicted for allegedly stealing trade secrets from Google and other tech firms and transferring them to unauthorized locations including Iran. The case involves husband Mohammadjavad Khosravi in what appears to be state-sponsored intellectual property theft.

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