Center to Investigate Organized Crime

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Established by Iran’s IRGC for the purposes of protecting the Government of Iran in the cyber realm

Country:

Iran  

Status:Top Alert – Entity designated / sanctioned for terror, WMD and human rights violation

Risk Level:99%

May harm your business future. Persons or entities that engage in transactions with this entity will be exposed to sanctions or subject to an enforcement action.

Working with this entity means supporting Iranian Regime, Regime Terrorist Activities & development of WMD

Info:
The CIOC was established by Iran’s IRGC for the purposes of protecting the Government of Iran in the cyber realm. During the June 12, 2009 presidential election in Iran, the CIOC helped the Iranian Government censor websites and identify opposition activists;

For example, CIOC issued a communiqué on June 17, 2009 , urging website man a gers to block “content that incites the population to riot and spread threats and rumors.”;

CIOC also helped identify internet users who published material insulting government officials and questioning the elections; some of these individuals were subsequently arrested by government agencies;

Also Known As:
CIOC
Cyber Crime Office
Center for Inspecting Organised Crimes
Center for the Study of Organized Crime

Involved In:
Abuse of Human Rights

Country:
Iran

Website:
www.gerdab.ir

E-mail:
info@gerdab.ir

Reason for the color:
» Added on November 8, 2012 to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), freezing its assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13628, which targets Iranian regime’s abuse of human rights;