US Posts $10 Million Bounty for Iranian Hackers

The US has announced rewards of up to $10 million for information on members of the Iranian hacking group known as Emennet Pasargad, with Mohammad Bagher Shirinkar named as the leader and Fatemeh Sedighian Kashi described as a long-time employee of the front company. The group is said to operate under Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) and to conduct cyberattacks and influence operations against critical infrastructure sectors in the US, Europe and the Middle East.

The reward offers come roughly a year after a US-Israel joint advisory described the group’s activities, which have also been linked under various names including Ayandeh Sazan Sepehr Arya and Shahid Shushtari. Last year the group was blamed for attacks against the 2024 Summer Olympics and the systems of a US-based IPTV streaming company, and the group has been sanctioned for influence operations targeting the 2020 presidential election.

Anyone with information on Mohammad Bagher Shirinkar, Fatemeh Sedighian Kashi, Shahid Shushtari or associated entities should contact Rewards for Justice via their Tor-based tips-reporting channel, according to Rewards for Justice.