Iran

1988-08-26; 1988-08-27

Iran

Today, OFAC is also designating nine Iran-based individuals who were leaders, contractors, associates, hackers for hire, and affiliates of the Mabna Institute for engaging in malicious cyber-enabled activities related to the significant misappropriation of economic resources or personal identifiers for private financial gain. Behzad Mesri (Mesri) compromised multiple user accounts belonging to a U.S. media and entertainment company in order to repeatedly gain unauthorized access to the company’s computer servers and steal valuable stolen data including confidential and proprietary information, financial documents, and employee contact information. Mesri then engaged in anattempt to extort the victim company for $6 million.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0332

2018-03-23

US

Executive Order 13606 of April 22, 2012 Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Certain Persons With Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology

OFAC country specific

Iran

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions

• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1551

On April 22, 2012, the President issued Executive Order 13606, “Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Certain Persons With Respect to Grave Human Rights Abuses by the Governments of Iran and Syria via Information Technology,” (the “Order”) pursuant to, inter alia, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–06). In the Order, the President took additional steps with respect to the national emergencies declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995 and Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004.

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