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Cyber attacks on vital areas of the US economy have provoked the State Department to take action.
The US State Department announced a reward for information on the location of 6 Iranian hackers responsible for a series of cyber attacks on critical US infrastructure in 2023.
According to the State Department, the defendants are employees of the Iranian security services associated with the activities of hacker groups of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in particular, with the CyberAv3ngers group. One of the cybercriminals, Mahdi Lashgarian, is allegedly the head of the IRGC and is the commander of the Quds force. The other 5 people hold high positions in the IRGC.
CyberAv3ngers, a group of hackers affiliated with the IRGC and personally associated with Mahdi Lashgarian, attacked Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in water treatment plants, energy, food processing, healthcare and other industries.
In February 2024, the US Treasury Department announced sanctions against 6 IRGC officials. The sanctions provide for the blocking of all assets and property of individuals in the United States or at the disposal of American citizens. Any transactions involving the assets or property of sanctioned persons in the United States are also prohibited.
In January, Recorded Future presented evidence of the involvement of Iranian military intelligence agencies in cyber attacks against Western countries. The report revealed close links between several organizations associated with the IRGC and contractors engaged in cyber attacks.
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The US State Department announced a reward for information on the location of 6 Iranian hackers responsible for a series of cyber attacks on critical US infrastructure in 2023.
According to the State Department, the defendants are employees of the Iranian security services associated with the activities of hacker groups of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in particular, with the CyberAv3ngers group. One of the cybercriminals, Mahdi Lashgarian, is allegedly the head of the IRGC and is the commander of the Quds force. The other 5 people hold high positions in the IRGC.
CyberAv3ngers, a group of hackers affiliated with the IRGC and personally associated with Mahdi Lashgarian, attacked Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in water treatment plants, energy, food processing, healthcare and other industries.
In February 2024, the US Treasury Department announced sanctions against 6 IRGC officials. The sanctions provide for the blocking of all assets and property of individuals in the United States or at the disposal of American citizens. Any transactions involving the assets or property of sanctioned persons in the United States are also prohibited.
In January, Recorded Future presented evidence of the involvement of Iranian military intelligence agencies in cyber attacks against Western countries. The report revealed close links between several organizations associated with the IRGC and contractors engaged in cyber attacks.
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