Security News

Twitter publishes data on Iranian and Russian troll farms
2018-10-18 09:03

Over 1m tweets show that we're suckers for funny/sarcastic/edgy, not so much for blah-blah-blah “news” spreaders.

‘Domestic Kitten’ Mobile Spyware Campaign Aims at Iranian Targets
2018-09-07 21:11

Spreading via fake Android apps, the malware lifts a range of sensitive information from victims' devices.

Iranian Hackers Improve Recently Used Cyber Weapon
2018-09-05 14:16

The Iran-linked cyberespionage group OilRig was recently observed using a variant of the OopsIE Trojan that was updated with new evasion capabilities, Palo Alto Networks reports. read more

Iranian Hackers Target Universities in Large Attack Campaign: SecureWorks
2018-08-27 18:21

SecureWorks security researchers have discovered that a new, large phishing campaign targeting universities is similar to previous cyber operations by an actor associated with the Iranian...

Following Facebook and Twitter, Google Targets Iranian Influence Operation
2018-08-24 21:06

The news comes as President Trump tweets opposition to take-down efforts by the tech giants.

Google removes 39 YouTube channels linked to Iranian influence operations
2018-08-24 18:31

Google has identified and removed 39 YouTube channels, six blogs on Blogger and thirteen Google+ accounts linked to IRIB, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, which were leveraged in...

Uni credential-swiping hack campaign linked to Iranian government
2018-08-24 15:31

US firm Secureworks lifts lid on further targeting of academia US infosec firm Secureworks has uncovered a login credential-hoovering operation linked to Iran that targeted universities across a...

Iranian Hackers Use QUADAGENT Backdoor in Recent Attacks
2018-07-26 11:20

A series of recent attacks attributed to an Iran-linked cyber-espionage group delivered a PowerShell backdoor onto compromised machines, Palo Alto Networks has discovered. read more

Iranian Hackers Impersonate Israeli Security Firm
2018-07-03 13:59

A group of Iranian hackers focused on cyber-espionage recently built up a website to impersonate ClearSky Cyber Security, the Israeli firm that exposed their activities not long ago. read more