Latest U.S. Sanctions On Iran Target Four People, Two Companies Suspected Of Hacking [Video]

The United States on April 23 imposed more sanctions against Iran, designating four people and two companies that the U.S. Treasury Department said were “involved in malicious cyber-activity” on behalf of the country’s military.

“These actors targeted more than a dozen U.S. companies and government entities through cyberoperations, including spear phishing and malware attacks,” on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC), the Treasury Department said in a statement.

In addition to the sanctions, the U.S. Justice Department and FBI unsealed an indictment against the four individuals for their alleged roles in cyberactivity targeting U.S. entities.

The defendants are accused of engaging in a coordinated hacking campaign originating in Iran that targeted more than a dozen American companies and the U.S. Treasury and State departments, Attorney General Merrick Garland said …