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Iran-linked crew used custom 'cyberweapon' in US critical infrastructure attacks
2024-12-13 23:56

IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently An Iranian government-linked cybercriminal crew used custom malware called IOCONTROL to attack and remotely control US and...

Iran-Linked IOCONTROL Malware Targets SCADA and Linux-Based IoT Platforms
2024-12-13 11:44

Iran-affiliated threat actors have been linked to a new custom malware that's geared toward IoT and operational technology (OT) environments in Israel and the United States. The malware has been...

Inside Iran’s Cyber Playbook: AI, Fake Hosting, and Psychological Warfare
2024-11-01 14:09

U.S. and Israeli cybersecurity agencies have published a new advisory attributing an Iranian cyber group to targeting the 2024 Summer Olympics and compromising a French commercial dynamic display...

If you're holding important data, Iran is probably trying spearphish it
2024-09-30 13:35

It's election year for more than 50 countries and the Islamic Republic threatens a bunch of them US and UK national security agencies are jointly warning about Iranian spearphishing campaigns,...

Iran's cyber-goons emailed stolen Trump info to Team Biden – which ignored them
2024-09-19 20:46

To be fair, Joe was probably taking a nap The Iranian cyber snoops who stole files from the Trump campaign, with the intention of leaking those documents, tried to slip the data to the Biden camp...

Iran Cyber Attack: Fox Kitten Facilitates Ransomware in US
2024-09-04 17:01

Read more about an attack campaign led by Iran-based cyberespionage threat actor Fox Kitten, and learn how to protect your company from this threat.

Iran hunts down double agents with fake recruiting sites, Mandiant reckons
2024-08-30 04:27

Farsi-language posts target possibly-pro-Israel individuals Government-backed Iranian actors allegedly set up dozens of fake recruiting websites and social media accounts to hunt down double...

Iran's Pioneer Kitten hits US networks via buggy Check Point, Palo Alto gear
2024-08-28 18:00

The government-backed crew also enjoys ransomware as a side hustle Iranian government-backed cybercriminals have been hacking into US and foreign networks as recently as this month to steal...

Iran named as source of Trump campaign phish, leaks
2024-08-20 06:29

US authorities have named Iran as the likely source of a recent attack on the campaign of the US Republican Party's presidential nominee, Donald Trump. One of those efforts, the statement asserts, resulted in compromise of the Trump campaign and subsequent leaking of documents.

Google raps Iran's APT42 for raining down spear-phishing attacks
2024-08-15 16:25

Google has joined Microsoft in publishing intel on Iranian cyber influence activity following a recent uptick in attacks that led to data being leaked from the Trump re-election campaign. APT42 is largely relying on what Google's TAG calls "Cluster C" phishing activity - distinguished methods that have been in use since 2022, characterized by attempts to impersonate NGOs and "Mailer Daemon."