Iran is gearing up for a cyberwar campaign after being hit with coordinated, sophisticated cyberattacks last year that reportedly crippled its Natanz nuclear enrichment facility.
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Part of the plan involves actively recruiting hackers, who will likely earn top toman (Iranian currency) for their work.
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Sazegara said he has heard the regime pays up to the equivalent of $10,000 per month for computer experts. That’s small change for a government compared to the cost of waging military warfare

I thought "equivalent to $10,000/month" was already converted.