A federal grand jury indicted three engineers on charges of stealing trade secrets from Google and other tech firms and transferring sensitive data to Iran.

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A federal grand jury indicted three Silicon Valley engineers — Samaneh Ghandali, Soroor Ghandali, and Mohammadjavad Khosravi — on charges of stealing trade secrets from Google and other tech firms, including confidential files related to processor security, cryptography, and Snapdragon SoC hardware architecture, and transferring the data to Iran. Google detected the theft through routine security monitoring and alerted law enforcement. The defendants allegedly used Telegram channels, photographed computer screens to evade digital monitoring, and took steps to delete communications after Google revoked access. Each faces up to 10 years per trade secret charge and up to 20 years for obstruction of justice.

Three Silicon Valley engineers charged with stealing Google trade secrets and sending data to Iran