IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1428 
Condemning, in the strongest terms, cyberattacks carried out by the 
Government of Iran. 
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 
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 approxi-
mately 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 para-
lyze public services, as well as steal and destroy govern-
ment documents; 
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•HRES 1428 IH 
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 Ira-
nian Government to be held accountable for this unprece-
dented cyber incident; 
Whereas, on September 14, 2022, the Department of the 
Treasury issued sanctions on ten Iranian individuals, in-
cluding Mansour Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi Aghda, Ali 
Agha-Ahmadi, Mohammad Agha Ahmadi, Moı´n Mahdavi, 
Aliakbar Rashidi-Barjini, Amir Hossein Nikaeen Ravari, 
Mostafa Haji Hosseini, Mojtaba Haji Hosseini, and Mo-
hammad 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 in-
cidents; and 
Whereas Albania is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization (NATO) and close ally of the United 
States: Now, therefore, be it 
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•HRES 1428 IH 
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 Al-
bania 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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