"Based in Tehran, Emennet Pasargad is responsible for a variety of high-profile cyberattacks on Western organizations. Among these are attempted interference with US elections and attacks on the subscribers of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the Council stated."
"The FBI previously tied the group to interference efforts against the 2020 US election, which included running spoofed media sites spreading anti-American propaganda. These disinformation campaigns were designed to provoke voters into heated exchanges about the candidates and undermine confidence in election security."
"Microsoft linked the data theft to Emennet in early 2023. It said at the time that more than 200,000 individuals' personal data was leaked online, and that it was carried out as a direct response to the 12 cartoons published by a Danish newspaper and later Charlie Hebdo."
The Council of the European Union sanctioned Emennet Pasargad, a Tehran-based company serving as a front for Iranian cyberattacks targeting Western organizations. The group conducted high-profile attacks including attempted interference with the 2020 US election through spoofed media sites and disinformation campaigns designed to undermine voter confidence. Emennet Pasargad compromised Charlie Hebdo's subscriber database, containing over 200,000 individuals' personal data, and offered it for sale on the dark web. Microsoft linked this data theft to the group in early 2023, identifying it as retaliation for cartoons published by Danish and French media outlets. The sanctions represent broader EU measures against organizations responsible for cyberattacks targeting EU devices and systems.
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