The indictment follows a string of provocative acts the Iranian regime has undertaken ranging from illegal launches of new ballistic missiles to appalling human rights crackdowns to continued support of three proxy wars that have generated a massive refugee crisis. The indictment was expected to directly link the hacking campaign to the Iranian government. The banks will not be identified in the indictment due to fear of retaliation. Though a planned indictment for the breach of back-office computer systems at the Bowman Avenue Dam has been reported, it was only part of a hacking campaign that was broader than previously known, as the indictment will show.