Affiliation: RANA/MOIS/AMNBAN
Behnam Amiri is the CEO of Amnban (Sharif Advanced Technologies), a company that poses as a legitimate security firm but operates as a front for Iran's cyber-espionage operations. He has been flagged by intelligence agencies for APT39 connections. Amiri brazenly hired Ali Kamali, an FBI-sanctioned hacker, demonstrating his deep involvement in state-sponsored cyber attacks. Under his leadership, Amnban systematically targeted international airlines and cryptocurrency exchanges for Iranian intelligence. In September 2020, the U.S. Treasury's OFAC press release highlighted his role in the MOIS-linked cyber campaign. His company's operations included harvesting millions of passengers' personal data for Iran's intelligence machine.