Security News

Iran-Linked Influence Campaign Targets US, Others
2018-08-22 14:59

Threat actors apparently working out of Iran have been conducting an operation whose goal is to influence the opinions of people in the United States and other countries around the world, FireEye...

Facebook Stops Misinformation Campaigns Tied to Iran, Russia
2018-08-22 11:48

Facebook said Tuesday it stopped stealth misinformation campaigns from Iran and Russia, shutting down accounts as part of its battle against fake news ahead of elections in the United States and...

US Braces for Possible Cyberattacks After Iran Sanctions
2018-08-10 20:38

The U.S. is bracing for cyberattacks Iran could launch in retaliation for the re-imposition of sanctions this week by President Donald Trump, cybersecurity and intelligence experts say. read more

Iran-Linked Actor Targets Electric Utility Firms in U.S.
2018-08-02 15:38

Likely operating out of Iran, read more

Iran-Linked 'Leafminer' Espionage Campaign Targets Middle East
2018-07-26 15:32

A group of cyberspies believed to be operating out of Iran has targeted government and other types of organizations in the Middle East since at least early 2017, Symantec revealed on Wednesday. read more

The Effects of Iran's Telegram Ban
2018-06-22 17:58

The Center for Human Rights in Iran has released a report outlining the effect's of that country's ban on Telegram, a secure messaging app used by about half of the country. The ban will disrupt...

Industry Reactions to Iran Cyber Retaliation Over U.S. Nuclear Deal Exit
2018-05-10 16:15

President Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and reimposing sanctions on the Middle Eastern country. read more

Here's how hackers are targeting Cisco Network Switches in Russia and Iran
2018-04-09 06:48

Since last week, a new hacking group, calling itself 'JHT,' hijacked a significant number of Cisco devices belonging to organizations in Russia and Iran, and left a message that reads—"Do not mess...

Cisco Switches in Iran, Russia Hacked in Apparent Pro-US Attack
2018-04-09 05:36

A significant number of Cisco switches located in Iran and Russia have been hijacked in what appears to be a hacktivist campaign conducted in protest of election-related hacking. However, it’s...

Iran-linked Hackers Adopt New Data Exfiltration Methods
2018-03-22 15:30

An Iran-linked cyber-espionage group has been using new malware and data exfiltration techniques in recent attacks, security firm Nyotron has discovered.   The threat actor, known as OilRig, has...