The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on two Iranian companies and four individuals for engaging in malicious cyber activities targeting more than a dozen U.S. government agencies and companies, including the Departments of Treasury and State. These sanctions are part of a broader action that includes the unsealing of an indictment by the Justice Department. The sanctioned entities and individuals are linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard's Cyber Electronic Command and have been involved in cyber operations such as spear phishing and malware attacks. The FBI and other U.S. partners have also announced charges against these Iranian nationals for their roles in a multi-year cyber campaign.
The #FBI and our partners announced charges against four Iranian nationals for a multi-year cyber campaign targeting U.S. companies and U.S. Depts of Treasury and State. The FBI remains committed to disrupting bad cyber actors, no matter where they hide. https://t.co/ac896QUHc9
US charges, sanctions Iranians linked to Revolutionary Guard cyber command https://t.co/VxsawSFC1C https://t.co/tOKdwW96ov
Iranian nationals charged with hacking U.S. companies, Treasury and State departments. https://t.co/2DgHcQZXhI via @AJVicens
⚠️ US CHARGES, SANCTIONS IRANIANS LINKED TO REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CYBER COMMAND Full Story → https://t.co/LfdF5NF8NL The U.S. government on Tuesday announced criminal charges and sanctions against four Iranians over an alleged multi-year cyber campaign targeting more than one… https://t.co/lVtzOkK32J
Iran’s cyber actors threaten the security of the United States and our partners. Today, @USTreasury sanctioned two entities and four individuals involved in malicious cyber activity for or on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's Cyber Electronic Command.
The #US ramps up its sanctions against #Iran, designating four people and two companies it says are “involved in malicious cyber activity” on behalf of the country’s military. https://t.co/MN1TS0QsCr
More US sanctions on Iran, now targeting cyber criminals who worked on behalf of the IRCG https://t.co/MleoOVIAPJ
BREAKING: US sanctions four over ‘malicious cyber activity’ for Iran’s military https://t.co/cyVcdz0PFT https://t.co/QDq0Z6V12W
#BREAKING: @USTreasury has sanctioned two companies and four individuals involved in malicious cyber activity on behalf of #IRGCterrorists Cyber Electronic Command in #Iran. Additionally @TheJusticeDept is unsealing an indictment. https://t.co/G2gxsPvJtN
BREAKING: Treasury sanctions Iranians who targeted "more than a dozen US companies & government entities through cyber operations, including spear phishing and malware attacks" on behalf of the IRGC. https://t.co/B9YgKSbMcu
⚡US Designates two Iranian companies, four individuals under cyber sanctions for targeting US Government agencies, companies — Reuters
U.S. DESIGNATES TWO IRANIAN COMPANIES, FOUR INDIVIDUALS UNDER CYBER SANCTIONS FOR TARGETING U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, COMPANIES
#BREAKING US sanctions four over 'malicious cyber activity' for Iran's military https://t.co/1jClMkxekT
#BREAKING The US on Tuesday designated individuals and entities linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard cyber command, according to a posting on the Treasury Department's website. https://t.co/9v9e21Z3Zm