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US warns of last-minute Iranian and Russian election influence ops
The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency is warning about last-minute influence operations conducted by Iranian and Russian actors to undermine the public trust in the integrity and fairness of the upcoming presidential election.
- November 05, 2024
- 11:23 AM
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Iranian hackers act as brokers selling critical infrastructure access
Iranian hackers are breaching critical infrastructure organizations to collect credentials and network data that can be sold on cybercriminal forums to enable cyberattacks from other threat actors.
- October 16, 2024
- 07:16 PM
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Iranian hackers now exploit Windows flaw to elevate privileges
The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group APT34, aka OilRig, has recently escalated its activities with new campaigns targeting government and critical infrastructure entities in the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf region.
- October 13, 2024
- 10:17 AM
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Iranian hackers charged for ‘hack-and-leak’ plot to influence election
The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed an indictment charging three Iranian hackers with a "hack-and-leak" campaign that aimed to influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
- September 27, 2024
- 03:47 PM
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New Tickler malware used to backdoor US govt, defense orgs
The APT33 Iranian hacking group has used new Tickler malware to backdoor the networks of organizations in the government, defense, satellite, oil and gas sectors in the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
- August 28, 2024
- 02:36 PM
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Iranian hackers work with ransomware gangs to extort breached orgs
An Iran-based hacking group known as Pioneer Kitten is breaching defense, education, finance, and healthcare organizations across the United States and working with affiliates of several ransomware operations to extort the victims.
- August 28, 2024
- 01:22 PM
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US warns of Iranian hackers escalating influence operations
The U.S. government is warning of increased effort from Iran to influence upcoming elections through cyber operations targeting Presidential campaigns and the American public.
- August 20, 2024
- 07:56 AM
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New BugSleep malware implant deployed in MuddyWater attacks
The Iranian-backed MuddyWater hacking group has partially switched to using a new custom-tailored malware implant to steal files and run commands on compromised systems.
- July 15, 2024
- 02:19 PM
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New BiBi Wiper version also destroys the disk partition table
A new version of the BiBi Wiper malware is now deleting the disk partition table to make data restoration harder, extending the downtime for targeted victims.
- May 20, 2024
- 12:06 PM
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Iranian hackers pose as journalists to push backdoor malware
The Iranian state-backed threat actor tracked as APT42 is employing social engineering attacks, including posing as journalists, to breach corporate networks and cloud environments of Western and Middle Eastern targets.
- May 04, 2024
- 10:17 AM
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US govt sanctions Iranians linked to government cyberattacks
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their involvement in cyberattacks against the U.S. government, defense contractors, and private companies.
- April 23, 2024
- 02:40 PM
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U.S. charges Iranian for hacks on defense orgs, offers $10M for info
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has unveiled an indictment against Alireza Shafie Nasab, a 39-year-old Iranian national, for his role in a cyber-espionage campaign targeting U.S. government and defense entities.
- March 01, 2024
- 09:47 AM
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Microsoft: Iranian hackers target researchers with new MediaPl malware
Microsoft says that a group of Iranian-backed state hackers are targeting high-profile employees of research organizations and universities across Europe and the United States in spearphishing attacks pushing new backdoor malware.
- January 17, 2024
- 03:39 PM
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Microsoft: Hackers target defense firms with new FalseFont malware
Microsoft says the APT33 Iranian cyber-espionage group is using recently discovered FalseFont backdoor malware to attack defense contractors worldwide.
- December 21, 2023
- 03:28 PM
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Iranian hackers launch malware attacks on Israel’s tech sector
Security researchers have tracked a new campaign from Imperial Kitten targeting transportation, logistics, and technology firms.
- November 12, 2023
- 10:30 AM
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Iranian hackers lurked in Middle Eastern govt network for 8 months
The Iranian hacking group tracked as OilRig (APT34) breached at least twelve computers belonging to a Middle Eastern government network and maintained access for eight months between February and September 2023.
- October 19, 2023
- 12:40 PM
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Iranian hackers breach defense orgs in password spray attacks
Microsoft says an Iranian-backed threat group has targeted thousands of organizations in the U.S. and worldwide in password spray attacks since February 2023.
- September 14, 2023
- 12:30 PM
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Iranian hackers backdoor 34 orgs with new Sponsor malware
A nation-state threat actor known as 'Charming Kitten' (Phosphorus, TA453, APT35) has been observed deploying a previously unknown backdoor malware named 'Sponsor' against 34 companies around the globe.
- September 11, 2023
- 12:19 PM
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Charming Kitten hackers use new ‘NokNok’ malware for macOS
Security researchers observed a new campaign they attribute to the Charming Kitten APT group where hackers used new NokNok malware that targets macOS systems.
- July 09, 2023
- 10:13 AM
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New PowerExchange malware backdoors Microsoft Exchange servers
A new PowerShell-based malware dubbed PowerExchange was used in attacks linked to APT34 Iranian state hackers to backdoor on-premise Microsoft Exchange servers.
- May 24, 2023
- 03:17 PM
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