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US offering $10 million for info on Iranian hackers behind IOControl malware

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Dissent

Jonathan Greig reports:

The U.S. State Department said they were seeking information on Iranian hackers who they accused of targeting critical infrastructure using a strain of malware deployed against industrial control systems.

U.S. officials are offering up to $10 million for details on a hacker affiliated with the group called CyberAv3ngers that gained prominence in 2023 and 2024 for a string of cyberattacks on U.S. and Israeli water utilities.

Law enforcement agencies eventually tied CyberAv3ngers to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command, and in August offered a reward for information on at least six Iranian government hackers allegedly behind the effort and placing sanctions on the men.

Read more at The Record.

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