Security News

Baddies linked to Iran fingered for DNS hijacking to read Middle Eastern regimes' emails
2019-01-10 14:04

'Almost unprecedented' attacks use the old man-in-the-middle diddle – infoseccers Infosec biz FireEye has suggested Iran may be responsible for what it claims are DNS hijacking attacks aimed at...

Iran-Linked DNS Hijacking Attacks Target Organizations Worldwide
2019-01-10 09:24

A DNS hijacking campaign targeting organizations in various sectors around the world may be the work of the Iranian government, FireEye reported on Wednesday. read more

AP Exclusive: Iran Hackers Hunt Nuke Workers, US Officials
2018-12-14 05:47

LONDON — As U.S. President Donald Trump re-imposed harsh economic sanctions on Iran last month, hackers scrambled to break into personal emails of American officials tasked with enforcing them,...

Iran-Linked Hackers Use Just-in-Time Creation of Weaponized Attack Docs
2018-11-19 14:26

Researchers Analyzed How the Iran-linked "OilRig" Hacking Group Tests Malicious Documents Before Use in Attacks read more

Hackers Target Telegram, Instagram Users in Iran
2018-11-06 19:04

Hackers have been targeting Iranian users of Telegram and Instagram with fake login pages, app clones and BGP hijacking in attacks that have been ongoing since 2017, Cisco Talos reveals.  read more

Iran Accuses Israel of Failed Cyber Attack
2018-11-06 02:53

Iran accused Israel on Monday of launching a failed cyber attack against its communications systems. read more

Google logins make JavaScript mandatory, Huawei China spy shock, Mac malware, Iran gets new Stuxnet, and more
2018-11-03 13:07

Plus, SystemD gets system de-bugged, again Roundup This week there were Hacked Home Hubs, buggered BBC Bits, and PortSmash privilege punch-ups.…

30 spies dead after Iran cracked CIA comms network with, er, Google search – new claim
2018-11-02 22:05

Uncle Sam's snoops got sloppy with online chat, it seems Iran managed to infiltrate the communications network of CIA agents who left their secret websites, used to exchange messages with...

Google Suspends YouTube Accounts, Content Linked to Iran
2018-08-24 12:02

'State-Sponsored' Phishing Activity Alert Follows Facebook and Twitter WarningsGoogle has suspended multiple YouTube channels and videos, as well as blogs, after tying them to phishing attacks and...

Google Blocks Accounts in 'Influence Operation' Linked to Iran
2018-08-24 02:11

Google said Thursday it blocked YouTube channels and other accounts over a misinformation campaign linked to Iran, on the heels of similar moves by Facebook and Twitter. read more