U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Iranian IRGC Cyber Chief Linked to Critical Infrastructure Attacks
The U.S. State Department offered up to $10 million for information on Amir Yaryab, an IRGC cyber chief linked to critical infrastructure attacks.
The U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice program offers up to $10 million for information identifying or locating Amir Yaryab, who allegedly oversees the Cyber Operations Command of Iran's IRGC Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC). Officials tie him to units called Shahid Hemmat and Shahid Shushtari conducting cyber and information campaigns against defense, telecommunications, energy, and finance sectors across the US, Europe, and the Middle East, and to groups including CyberAv3ngers and Dadeh Afzar Arman. CyberAv3ngers compromised at least 75 Unitronics Vision Series PLCs, including 34 in US water and wastewater facilities, between November 2023 and January 2024.
- Rewards for Justice offers up to $10 million for information identifying or locating IRGC-CEC cyber chief Amir Yaryab.
- Yaryab allegedly oversees Shahid Hemmat and Shahid Shushtari units targeting defense, telecom, energy, and finance sectors.
- Linked to CyberAv3ngers and Dadeh Afzar Arman, implicated in malware incidents and attacks on civilian infrastructure.
- CyberAv3ngers compromised at least 75 Unitronics PLCs from November 2023 to January 2024, 34 in US water/wastewater.
- CISA urges removing internet-exposed PLCs, strong passwords, MFA, firmware updates, and VPN-protected remote access.
- Vendors
- Unitronics
- Products
- Unitronics Vision Series PLC
- Threat actors
- CyberAv3ngersIRGC-CECDadeh Afzar Arman
- Organizations
- U.S. Department of StateCISAFBINSAEPA
- Countries
- IranUnited States
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The U. S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or whereabouts of Amir Yaryab, a senior figure in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC).
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