US offers $10 million for info on Iranian allegedly behind cyberattacks on critical infrastructure

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The U.S. State Department is offering a $10 million reward for information on Amir Yaryab, identified as the leader of the IRGC's cyber unit and the individual overseeing threat groups including CyberAv3ngers, which has previously targeted critical infrastructure. This designation provides defenders with attribution context for IRGC-linked attacks on industrial control systems and OT environments.

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