Affiliation: IRGC/MOIS
Sajjad Kashian is an employee of Emennet Pasargad, an Iranian cyber company that provides cyber capabilities and support to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), as well as to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the IRGC-Qods Force, both U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations. From at least September through November 2020, Kashian participated in an Iranian state-sponsored, multi-phased online operation targeting the 2020 U.S. presidential election. His specific roles included managing computer network infrastructure used to carry out the voter intimidation and influence campaign, and attempting to purchase social media accounts to further these efforts. The U.S. government is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to Kashian's identification or location, or information preventing or resolving acts of foreign election interference.