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Hackers believed to be operating on behalf of the Iranian government have deployed malware to Iraqi government networks.
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Malware & Threats
The Iran-linked state-sponsored hacker group tracked as Peach Sandstorm has started using a new backdoor in attacks aimed at the US and UAE.
Ransomware
Iranian state-sponsored APT Lemon Sandstorm is working closely with ransomware groups on monetizing network intrusions.
Cyberwarfare
The lessons learned from the 2016 election hacking made US officials more open about the recent Iranian hack targeting presidential campaigns.
Nation-State
Meta said it discovered a network of Iranian hackers, who posed as tech support agents for companies including AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google.
Cyberwarfare
The assessment from agencies was the first time the U.S. government assigned blame for hacks that have raised anew the threat of foreign election...
Nation-State
Google says it blocked Iranian APT42 hackers from accessing the personal email accounts of individuals affiliated with the US elections.
Nation-State
Google Confirms an Iranian Group Is Trying to Access Emails Linked to Both US Presidential Campaigns
Google said an Iranian hacking group has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden...
Cyberwarfare
U.S. State Department officials declined to speculate on allegations that Iran was behind the hack, but a spokesperson said it would be in keeping...
Cyberwarfare
The FBI is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from Donald Trump’s presidential campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion.
Cyberwarfare
Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung blamed the hack on “foreign sources hostile to the United States.”
Nation-State
Iranian actors have spent recent months creating fake news sites and impersonating activists, laying the groundwork to stoke division and potentially sway American voters...
Nation-State
Iranian state-sponsored group APT42 is targeting NGOs, government, and intergovernmental organizations with two new backdoors.
Cyberwarfare
Four Iranians are accused of hacking into critical systems at the Departments of Treasury and State and dozens of private US companies.
Cyberwarfare
Albania’s cybersecurity authorities have accused a hacker group “sponsored” by the Iranian government of attacking the country’s Institute of Statistics earlier this month.
Nation-State
Iran’s offensive cyber operations against Israel went from chaotic in October 2023 to targeting new geographies a month later.
Malware & Threats
The US government slaps sanctions against six Iranian government officials linked to cyberattacks against Israeli PLC vendor Unitronics.
Malware & Threats
Microsoft says an APT with links to Iran’s military intelligence is impersonating a prominent journalist in clever spear-phishing attacks.
Cyberwarfare
An engineer recruited by intelligence services reportedly used a water pump to deliver Stuxnet, which reportedly cost $1-2 billion to develop.
Uncategorized
Albania’s Parliament said it had suffered a cyberattack with hackers trying to get into its data system, resulting in a temporary halt in its...
Malware & Threats
Google has filed a lawsuit against the Badbox 2.0 botnet operators, after identifying over 10 million infected Android devices.
Vulnerabilities
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Management & Strategy
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: powerful US law firm hacked by China, Symantec product flaw, $10,000 Meta AI hack, cryptocurrency...
