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Google engineers Samaneh Ghandali and Soroor Ghandali arrested for stealing Pixel secrets for Iran

Nick Petersonn / February 21, 2026 / California, Corruption, Department Of Justice, Donald Trump, Espionage, FBI, Google, Iran, Mohammadjavad Khosravi, National Security, Samaneh Ghandali, San Jose, Sanctions, Sanjay Virmani, Soroor Ghandali, Tehran, Trade Secret Theft

A federal grand jury has charged three Silicon Valley engineers, including two former Google employees, with conspiring to steal trade secrets related to mobile processors and transferring the sensitive data to Iran.

California, Corruption, Department Of Justice, Donald Trump, Espionage, FBI, Google, Iran, Mohammadjavad Khosravi, National Security, Samaneh Ghandali, San Jose, Sanctions, Sanjay Virmani, Soroor Ghandali, Tehran, Trade Secret Theft

Google engineers Samaneh Ghandali and Soroor Ghandali arrested for stealing Pixel secrets for Iran

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