Affiliation: IRGC
Mahdi Lashgarian is a senior official of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC). He is affiliated with the CyberAv3ngers group, which targeted and compromised Unitronics Vision series programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in various critical infrastructure sectors. In October 2023, CyberAv3ngers claimed credit for cyberattacks against Israeli PLCs. Since November 22, 2023, they have compromised PLCs across the United States, leaving threatening messages and potentially rendering devices inoperative. On February 2, 2024, Lashgarian was designated as a Specially Designated National by the U.S. Treasury, resulting in asset freezes and transaction prohibitions.