Emennet Pasargad
aka Cotton Sandstorm, Aria Sepehr Ayandehsazan, Haywire Kitten, Marnanbridge, Al-Toufan
An IRGC-linked company that keeps changing its name while mixing hacking with influence operations. In 2024 it hijacked displays around the Paris Olympics to show anti-Israel messages.
- Alert level
- 1/ 5
- Reports & advisories (90 days)
- 0
- Known exploited CVEs
- 0
- Personal data leaked (disclosed)
- None confirmed
Attribution
- IRGC-affiliated company operating under the name Aria Sepehr Ayandehsazan — US FBI, Treasury and Israel National Cyber Directorate
How they attack
Entry
Scanning for exposed devices and sites
Like walking the streets looking for notice boards and cameras with broken locks.
Goal
Influence operations
Like taking over a city billboard to broadcast your own slogans to the crowd.
Goal
Hack-and-leak
Like stealing someone's diary and pinning pages around town to embarrass them.
Sources
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Updated 2026-10-23 · daily