[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1428 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1428

  Condemning, in the strongest terms, cyberattacks carried out by the 
                          Government of Iran.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 2022

Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Himes, and Mrs. 
McClain) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Condemning, in the strongest terms, cyberattacks carried out by the 
                          Government of Iran.

Whereas, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity 
        and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) joint cybersecurity advisory, 
        in approximately May 2021, a group of Iranian state cyber actors 
        affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), known 
        as HomeLand Justice, gained access to the Government of Albania's 
        network;
Whereas, in July 2022, HomeLand Justice launched a ransomware attack against 
        Albania attempting to paralyze public services, as well as steal and 
        destroy government documents;
Whereas, in September 2022, HomeLand Justice launched a second cyberattack on 
        Albania's border control system, the Total Information Management System 
        (TIMS);
Whereas these attacks caused major disruptions to Albanian Government services;
Whereas Albania cut off diplomatic relations with Iran on September 7, 2022, and 
        gave the diplomatic mission and Iranian Embassy staff 24 hours to vacate 
        the country;
Whereas the United States National Security Council issued a statement on 
        September 7, 2022, calling for the Iranian Government to be held 
        accountable for this unprecedented cyber incident;
Whereas, on September 14, 2022, the Department of the Treasury issued sanctions 
        on ten Iranian individuals, including Mansour Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi 
        Aghda, Ali Agha-Ahmadi, Mohammad Agha Ahmadi, Moin Mahdavi, Aliakbar 
        Rashidi-Barjini, Amir Hossein Nikaeen Ravari, Mostafa Haji Hosseini, 
        Mojtaba Haji Hosseini, and Mohammad Shakeri-Ashtijeh, in addition to the 
        Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security and the Iranian Minister 
        of Intelligence, Esmail Khatib;
Whereas the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of the Treasury, the 
        FBI, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), the National Security Agency 
        (NSA), the CISA, and the National Security Council (NSC) have been 
        working alongside private sector partners to support Albania's recovery 
        and a thorough investigation of the incidents; and
Whereas Albania is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and 
        close ally of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns, in the strongest terms, the cyberattacks 
        carried out by the Government of Iran;
            (2) encourages continued coordination with Albania to 
        ensure their cybersecurity defenses are equipped to defend 
        against future cyber intrusions and attacks; and
            (3) urges continued accountability of those who commit 
        cybercrimes.
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