Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Nader SAEDI

Aliases

turk_server; turkserver; tahersaedi

Nationality

Iran

DoB

1990-02-22

Official reason

Nader Saedi, along with others at Mersad Co., planned and assisted in the same DDoS attacks.  Saedi wrote computer scripts used to locate and exploit vulnerable servers to help build the Mersad Co. botnet used in the attacks.

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0158

Date of listing

2017-09-14

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Executive Order 13694 Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 13757 Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Cyber-attacks

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1546

Official Information

On December 31, 2015, OFAC issued the Cyber-Related Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 578 (80 FR 81752, December 31, 2015) (the “Regulations”) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13694 of April 1, 2015, “Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities” (80 FR 18077, April 2, 2015), pursuant to au...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/06/2022-19138/cyber-related-sanctions-regulations