The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Cyber Security Command is a command of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) responsible for cyber warfare and cyber security. It was founded in 2006, and its command was established in 2015.
Previously it was called "Center of Organized Crime Inspection".
In 2022 identities of its members were hacked and leaked. It has conducted a number of cyber attacks against infrastructure.
They contract or "rent" hackers to breach accounts of dissidents.
In 2009âÂÂ10 protests and 2022âÂÂ23 protests it asked for tips to identify rioters.
Its official introduction claims it is allowed on basis of the Iranian Constitution Article 150.
In its organization news bulletin website its stated mission include counter
It also targets modelling pages and agencies.
It was headed by Brigadier Commander General Mostafa Izadi in 2017.
It has run several operations against websites /admins
In 1397 propaganda accounts, social media handles and pages and channels related to the organization were reported on the internet.
The British government imposed sanctions on the organization in 2023 due to concerns about human rights regression and perceived threats. The United States has sanctioned it for human rights repression and election interference as well.