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US charges, sanctions Iranians linked to Revolutionary Guard cyber command
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The US government has announced criminal charges and sanctions against four Iranians over an alleged multi-year cyber campaign targeting more than one dozen American companies. Sanctions were also announced against two companies, Mehrsam Andisheh Saz Nik and Dadeh Afzar Arman, that employed the individual defendants and were front companies for Iran's Revolutionary Guard cyber command. The corporate targets were primarily defense contractors that had access to classified information, and other targets included a New York-based accounting firm and New York-based hospitality company. The defendants infected computers with malware using spearfishing and impersonating women to gain people's confidence. Over 200,000 employee accounts were compromised at the accounting firm, and over 2,000 were compromised at the hospitality company. The alleged wrongdoing occurred between 2016 and 2021. The individual defendants Hossein Harooni, Reza Kazemifar, Alireza Nasab, and Komeil Salmani are all in their mid- to late-30s and at large. They have been charged with wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, and other charges.
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https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/US-charges-sanctions-Iranians-linked-to-Revolutionary-Guard-cyber-command-46506745/
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The US government has announced criminal charges and sanctions against four Iranians over an alleged multi-year cyber campaign targeting more than one dozen American companies. Sanctions were also announced against two companies, Mehrsam Andisheh Saz Nik and Dadeh Afzar Arman, that employed the individual defendants and were front companies for Iran's Revolutionary Guard cyber command. The corporate targets were primarily defense contractors that had access to classified information, and other targets included a New York-based accounting firm and New York-based hospitality company. The defendants infected computers with malware using spearfishing and impersonating women to gain people's confidence. Over 200,000 employee accounts were compromised at the accounting firm, and over 2,000 were compromised at the hospitality company. The alleged wrongdoing occurred between 2016 and 2021. The individual defendants Hossein Harooni, Reza Kazemifar, Alireza Nasab, and Komeil Salmani are all in their mid- to late-30s and at large. They have been charged with wire fraud, wire fraud conspiracy, conspiracy to commit computer intrusions, and other charges.
#UsGovernment #Iran #CyberCampaign #Sanctions #RevolutionaryGuard #CyberCommand #DefenseContractors #Malware #Spearfishing #WireFraud
https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/US-charges-sanctions-Iranians-linked-to-Revolutionary-Guard-cyber-command-46506745/