Executive Summary

The U.S. State Department has announced a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Amir Yaryab, a senior Iranian official alleged to head the IRGC’s Cyber‑Electronic Command. Yaryab is accused of directing multiple Iranian hacking groups that have targeted critical U.S. infrastructure sectors, including defense, news, shipping, and energy. The reward seeks details on Yaryab’s whereabouts and activities.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: DataBreaches.net - Published Date: 2026-09-06T11:11:48+00:00 - Category: threat-intel

Original Description: Jonathan Greig reports: A $10 million reward has been posted by the State Department for information on the whereabouts of senior Iranian official Amir Yaryab. Yaryab allegedly leads the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) Cyber-Electronic Command (CEC). U.S. officials accused Yaryab of directing multiple Iranian hacking groups that have targeted “critical infrastructure sectors including defense, news, shipping,... Source

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