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Hamid Reza Lashgarian is the head of the IRGC-CEC, and is also a commander in the IRGC-Qods Force. Hamid Reza Lashgarian has been involved in various IRGC cyber and intelligence operations.
Cell called Intelligence Team 13 it is a sub-group within the IRGC Shahid Kaveh unit, under an individual named as Hamid Reza Lashgarian;
Classified documents, from Iran, reveal secret research into how a cyber attack could be used to sink a cargo ship or blow up a fuel pump at a petrol station. The internal files, obtained by Sky News, also include information on satellite communication devices used by the global shipping industry as well as a computer-based system that controls things like lights, heating and ventilation in smart buildings across the world. The papers appear to reveal a particular interest in researching companies and activities in western countries, including the UK, France and the United States. A security source with knowledge of the 57-page bundle of five research reports said it was compiled by a secret, offensive cyber unit called Shahid Kaveh, which is part of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) cyber command;
The source said he believed the work is evidence of efforts by Iran to collect intelligence on civilian infrastructure that could be used to identify targets for future cyber attacks;
Also Known As:
Amir Lashgarian
LASHGARIAN, Hamidreza
DOB:
21 Mar 1961
Country:
Iran
Nationality:
Iran
Passport:
D10006686 (Iran) expires 17 Feb 2025
N46460034 (Iran) expires 08 Sep 2023
D10012058 (Iran) expires 01 May 2028
National ID No.:
0046455922 (Iran)
Reason for the color:
» Added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on February 2, 2024 pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended, for being leaders or officials of the IRGC-CEC;
» Iran’s secret cyber files on how cargo ships and petrol stations could be attacked;