ICNA

Iranian Cyber News Agency

Cyber Actors

Crescent of Anon

Crescent of Anon (linked to Anonymous Op Iran and a member of the Prana Network). Date founded: Group first appeared in October 2022 in response to the Mahsa Amini protests. Affiliation: Hacktivist group, part of the worldwide Anonymous collective. The…

Hooshyarane Vatan

Hooshyarane Vatan

Date founded: June 2021 Affiliation: The group’s initial post (on 18 June 2021) was a manifesto where they stated they were from Ahvaz, the capital of the Khuzestan province in Iran. The group’s initial post (on 18 June 2021) was…

ByteSec1401

List of names used by industry: Date founded: Affiliation: ByteSec1401 is not publicly affiliated to any country however is clearly anti Islamic Republic/IRGC. One researcher attributes activity that looks like a US/Western government cutout. Social media handles and websites: Previous…