Officials offer $10M reward for information on IRGC-linked leader and close associate

The U.S. State Department is offering rewards for information on two alleged members of Shahid Shushtari, a cyber unit tied to Iran’s IRGC (tracked as Emennet Pasargad/UNC5866) accused of conducting phishing- and malware-based cyberespionage and influence campaigns against critical infrastructure, government, and private-sector targets since 2018; the group has been sanctioned and was the subject of a joint advisory highlighting ongoing tradecraft and threat activity.