Security News

'Iranian Hackers' Claim Breach of US Govt Website
2020-01-05 14:30

A group claiming to be hackers from Iran breached the website of a little-known US government agency on Saturday and posted messages vowing revenge for Washington's killing of top military commander Qasem Soleimani. The website of the Federal Depository Library Program was replaced with a page titled "Iranian Hackers!" that displayed images of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the Iranian flag.

Iranian Cyberattacks Feared After Killing of Top General
2020-01-04 20:26

Iran's retaliation for the United States' targeted killing of its top general is likely to include cyberattacks, security experts warned Friday. A top U.S. cybersecurity official is warning businesses and government agencies to be extra vigilant.

Iranian Attacks on Industrial Control Systems
2019-12-17 12:05

New details: At the CyberwarCon conference in Arlington, Virginia, on Thursday, Microsoft security researcher Ned Moran plans to present new findings from the company's threat intelligence group...

ZeroCleare: New Iranian Data Wiper Malware Targeting Energy Sector
2019-12-05 00:52

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new, previously undiscovered destructive data-wiping malware that is being used by state-sponsored hackers in the wild to target energy and industrial...

Iranian APT33 Hackers Use Special Botnets for High-Value Targets in U.S.
2019-11-14 15:14

An Iran-linked cyberespionage group tracked as APT33 has used obfuscated botnets as part of attacks aimed at high-value targets located in the United States, the Middle East and Asia, Trend Micro...

Analysis: Russian Hackers Hijack Iranian Hacking Tools
2019-10-25 12:04

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes how the Russian hacking group Turla has been co-opting Iranian hacking tools. Plus: Avast's CCleaner hit by second attack; sizing up draft...

Turla Compromises, Infiltrates Iranian APT Infrastructure
2019-10-21 17:52

The Russian-speaking APT stole the Neuron and Nautilus implants and accessed the Iranian APT's C2 infrastructure.

Russian Hackers Coopted Iranian APT Group's Infrastructure
2019-10-21 14:48

UK and US Intelligence Agencies Report That Turla Group Seized OilRig APT AssetsTurla, an advanced persistent threat group with apparent ties to Russia, seized attack infrastructure and tools used...

US, UK: Russian Hackers Hijacked Iranian Malware, Infrastructure
2019-10-21 11:44

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reported on Monday that the Russia-linked threat group known as Turla has hijacked malware and...

Iranian Hackers Update Spear-Phishing Techniques in Recent Campaign
2019-10-09 18:20

The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor known as Charming Kitten employed new spear-phishing methods in a campaign observed in August and September, ClearSky’s security researchers report. read more