# $MET Social Sentiment & Intelligence — 2026-08-20 17:30 UTC > **Asset:** $MET > **Momentum Status:** Heating Up > **Timestamp:** 2026-08-20 17:30 UTC (2026-08-20T17:30:00Z) > **Canonical URL:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-20-17-30/crypto/MET > **Overview Brief:** https://cryptitalk.com/2026-08-20-17-30/crypto.md --- ## 10-Minute Social Metrics - **Posts Analyzed:** 1 - **Total Impressions:** 808 - **Likes:** 23 - **Retweets:** 10 - **Comments:** 5 --- ## Momentum & Sentiment Analysis Total Engagement - Comments: 5, Retweets: 10, Likes: 23, Impressions: 808 --- ## Cited Community Posts & Evidence ### Post #1 by @CryptooIndia > **Author:** [@CryptooIndia](https://x.com/CryptooIndia) > **Metrics:** 0 likes · 0 retweets · 0 comments · 2.1K views > **Source Link:** [https://x.com/CryptooIndia/status/2090492937595654562](https://x.com/CryptooIndia/status/2090492937595654562) > **Visual Context:** A U.S. Department of Justice press release headline announces "17 Iranians Charged with Conducting Massive Cyber Theft Campaign on Behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Other Iranian Entities," dated August 18, 2026. The highlighted text details that the Mabna Institute hackers breached 144 U.S. and 176 foreign universities, along with numerous private companies and government agencies, stealing over 31 terabytes of data—corroborating the post's report about charges against 17 Iranian hackers for a massive cyberattack campaign targeting hundreds of universities, companies, and government agencies. > > "JUST IN: US charges 17 Iranian hackers over a massive cyberattack campaign that targeted hundreds of universities, companies and government agencies. The hackers also allegedly tried to extort HBO for $6 million in Bitcoin." --- ## Contributing Accounts - `@MilkMoneyBot` (https://x.com/MilkMoneyBot)