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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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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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Microsoft: Iranian hackers behind retaliatory cyberattacks on US orgs
Microsoft has discovered that an Iranian hacking group known as 'Mint Sandstorm' is conducting cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure in what is believed to be retaliation for recent attacks on Iran's infrastructure.
- April 18, 2023
- 04:03 PM
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US govt sanctions ten Iranians linked to ransomware attacks
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions today against ten individuals and two entities affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in ransomware attacks.
- September 14, 2022
- 11:43 AM
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Microsoft: Iranian hackers encrypt Windows systems using BitLocker
Microsoft says an Iranian state-sponsored threat group it tracks as DEV-0270 (aka Nemesis Kitten) has been abusing the BitLocker Windows feature in attacks to encrypt victims' systems.
- September 08, 2022
- 11:30 AM
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Cyberspies linked to Memento ransomware use new PowerShell malware
An Iranian state-backed hacking group tracked as APT35 (aka Phosphorus or Charming Kitten) is now deploying a new backdoor called PowerLess and developed using PowerShell.
- February 01, 2022
- 02:00 PM
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State hackers use new PowerShell backdoor in Log4j attacks
Hackers believed to be part of the Iranian APT35 state-backed group (aka 'Charming Kitten' or 'Phosphorus') has been observed leveraging Log4Shell attacks to drop a new PowerShell backdoor.
- January 11, 2022
- 06:17 PM
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Microsoft warns of the evolution of six Iranian hacking groups
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) has presented an analysis of the evolution of several Iranian threat actors at the CyberWarCon 2021, and their findings show increasingly sophisticated attacks.
- November 16, 2021
- 01:11 PM
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Microsoft: Iranian attackers hacked security conference attendees
Microsoft disclosed today that Iranian state-sponsored hackers successfully hacked into the email accounts of multiple high-profile individuals and potential attendees at this year's Munich Security Conference and the Think 20 (T20) summit.
- October 28, 2020
- 12:34 PM
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