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Where are Mojtaba Masoumpour, Behzad Mesri, Hossein Parvar, and Mohamad Paryar currently located and what is their current operational status?
What specific malicious code and techniques were used in the computer intrusions, and can they be linked to other IRGC cyber operations?
Which U.S. Government agents were targeted, and what sensitive information or systems were compromised during these intrusions?
Four Iranian cyber actors affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) were indicted in February 2019 for conducting computer intrusions targeting U.S. Government agents using malicious code and fraudulent online personas. The conspiracy involved unauthorized access to protected computers and networks, combined with aggravated identity theft to facilitate their attacks. The case remains active as the suspects, believed to be operating from Iran, have not been apprehended and continue to pose a cyber threat to U.S. interests.
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Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion; Computer Intrusion; Aggravated Identity Theft; Aiding and Abetting Caution: Mojtaba Masoumpour , Behzad Mesri , Hossein Parvar , and Mohamad Paryar are wanted for their alleged involvement in criminal activities to include computer intrusion and aggravated identity theft. The Iranian cyber conspirators conspired to commit computer intrusions targeting certain United States Government Agents, using malicious code, fictitious and imposter online personas and accounts, and information gathered about the victims to gain unauthorized access to protected computers and computer networks.
They conducted this activity at the behest of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). On February 8, 2019, a grand jury in the United States District Court, District of Columbia, indicted the individuals and federal arrest warrants were issued for them after they were charged with Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion, Computer Intrusion, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Aiding and Abetting.
A grand jury in the United States District Court, District of Columbia, indicted Mojtaba Masoumpour, Behzad Mesri, Hossein Parvar, and Mohamad Paryar on charges of Conspiracy to Commit Computer Intrusion, Computer Intrusion, Aggravated Identity Theft, and Aiding and Abetting. Federal arrest warrants were issued.