The potent cyber adversary threatening to further inflame Iranian politics
A group calling itself GhyamSarnegouni has entered the Iranian cyber fray with a damaging hack-and-leak operation against the government.
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Justice and Commerce Department ‘strike force’ target theft of quantum, autonomous technologies
A series of criminal cases took aim at individuals seeking to help China, Russia and Iran gain access to sensitive U.S. tech.
Microsoft says Iranian hackers combine influence ops with hacking for maximum impact
Many of the 24 cyber-enabled Iranian influence operations Microsoft detected in 2022 were intended to further Iran's Mideast political agenda.
Iran-linked hackers used fake Atlantic Council-affiliated persona to target human rights researchers
A persona dubbed Sara Shokouhi recycled photos of a Russian psychologist and tarot card reader to pose as a Middle East-focused researcher
Israel blames prolific Iranian-linked hacking group for February university hack
MuddyWater has been attacking targets around the world for years, according to the U.S. and other western governments.
Sanctioned Iranian hackers behind Charlie Hebdo breach, Microsoft says
U.S. officials sanctioned members of the hacking group after they attempted to interfere in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
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Pro-Iranian hacking group focused on Saudi Arabia, researchers say
The hacking group could be an Iranian effort to thwart warming Saudi/Israeli relations, researchers say.
Foreign disinformation efforts to interfere in US midterms mostly fizzle, but remain concerning, researchers say
Crude and trollish, the efforts nevertheless show continued willingness of nation-states to meddle in U.S. elections.
Iranian hacking group expands focus to US politicians, critical infrastructure, researchers find
The group known as TA453 has added "outlier" attacks to its portfolio over the past two years, seemingly in concert with Iranian hardliners.
Iranian hackers use Log4Shell to mine crypto on federal computer system
A flaw in a ubiquitous open-source software library is still being exploited nearly a year after its discovery.