Kamalian, Behrouz

"Head of the "Ashiyaneh" cyber group linked with the Iranian regime. The "Ashiyaneh" Digital Security, founded by Behrouz Kamalian, is responsible for intensive cyber attacks both on domestic opponents and reformists and foreign institutions. Kamalian's Ashiyaneh organisation's work has assisted the regime's crackdown against the opposition which has involved numerous serious human rights violations." ¹

"Head of the'“Ashiyaneh' cyber group linked with the Iranian regime. The 'Ashiyaneh' Digital Security, founded by Behrouz Kamalian, is responsible for intensive cyber attacks both on domestic opponents and reformists and foreign institutions. Kamalian’s Ashiyane organisation’s work has assisted the regime’s crackdown against the opposition which has involved numerous serious human rights violations."²

"Behrouz Kamalian, as the director of the Ashianeh Security Group, is responsible for numerous attacks on news websites and accounts of political and civil activists, organisations, journalists, opponents and critics of the Islamic Republic. This group was launched in 2001, which later became the Ashianeh Security Team. Ashianeh members also operate under a hacker group called the Iranian Cyber ​​Army, which works closely with Iran's intelligence and security agencies, especially in the wake of widespread protests against the 2009 election results, in order to silence activists and the domestic and foreign media."³

Source:

1.https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2020.113.01.0022.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2020:113:TOC

2. https://docs.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.html

3. https://facesofcrime.org/profile/231/behrouz-kamalian/