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IRGC Shahid Kaveh, is part of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) cyber command led by Amir Lashgarian;
The purpose of the projects was to damage civilian infrastructures and innocent civilian targets in Europe and around the world;
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
Country:
Iran
Address:
Tehran, Iran
Person of interests:
Amir Lashgarian
Mohammad Ali Meysamy
Hamid Reza Lashgarian
Reason for the color:
» Iran’s secret cyber files on how cargo ships and petrol stations could be attacked;