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United States financial sector and companies
Cold Case · Open
10 years waiting · since 2016
IRANIAN DDoS ATTACKS
Justice for United States financial sector and companies — the trail went cold in 2016, but the truth hasn't.
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suspect
Lead #1What specific roles did each of the seven Iranian nationals play in coordinating the DDoS attacks?
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evidence
Lead #2Which U.S. financial institutions and companies were targeted, and what was the extent of damage caused?
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person
Lead #3How were ITSecTeam and Mersad connected to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps operationally?
In January 2016, a federal grand jury in New York indicted seven Iranian nationals for orchestrating a coordinated campaign of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against U.S. financial institutions and companies between 2011 and 2013. The defendants were managers and employees of Iranian private security firms ITSecTeam and Mersad, which operated on behalf of the Iranian Government and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The case highlights state-sponsored cyber warfare targeting critical American infrastructure and remains significant for understanding foreign cyber threats.
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Lead #4What technical methods and infrastructure were used to conduct the attacks from Iran?
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contact
Lead #5Were any of the seven defendants ever apprehended or extradited to face trial?
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Source Narrative
Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion. Caution: On January 21, 2016, a grand jury in the Southern District of New York indicted seven Iranian nationals for their involvement in conspiracies to conduct a coordinated campaign of distributed denial of service (“DDoS”) attacks against the United States financial sector and other United States companies from 2011 through 2013.
Each defendant was a manager or employee of ITSecTeam or Mersad, private security computer companies based in the Islamic Republic of Iran that performed work on behalf of the Iranian Government, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Timeline of Events
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2011-01-01
DDoS Campaign Begins
Coordinated distributed denial of service attacks against U.S. financial sector commence
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2013-12-31
DDoS Campaign Ends
Campaign of attacks against U.S. companies concludes
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2016-01-21
Federal Indictment
Grand jury in Southern District of New York indicts seven Iranian nationals for conspiracy to commit computer intrusion
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2011
Last Updated:October 29, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:January 1, 2011
Last Updated:October 29, 2026