Tag: iran
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Google’s threat team confirms Iran targeting Trump, Biden, and Harris campaigns
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Intel officials expect more foreign influence efforts leading up to Election Day
U.S. officials said they expect Russia, Iran and China to increase the cadence of influence operations targeting voters over the final two months of t… First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/us-election-2024-information-operations-russia-china-iran-odni/
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The US is Preparing Criminal Charges in Iran Hack Targeting Trump, AP Sources Say
The prospect of criminal charges comes as the Justice Department has raised alarms about aggressive efforts by countries including Russia and Iran to … First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/the-us-is-preparing-criminal-charges-in-iran-hack-targeting-trump-ap-sources-say/
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Iran-linked hackers target Iraqi government in new campaign
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Threat Actors Using New Malware Toolkit That Involves IIS Backdoor, DNS Tunneling
The Iranian threat actor APT34, also known as GreenBug, has recently launched a new campaign targeting Iraqi government entities by employing a custom… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/iis-backdoor-dns-tunneling/
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Iranian Hackers Targeting Iraqi Government: Security Firm
Hackers believed to be operating on behalf of the Iranian government have deployed malware to Iraqi government networks. The post Iranian Hackers Tar… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/iranian-hackers-targeting-iraqi-government-security-firm/
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Major Iranian IT vendor paying large ransom to resolve recent cyberattack
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French Cyber Agency Warns of APT28 Hacks Against Think Tanks
Report: North Korean, Russian, Chinese, Iranian Actors Are Targeting Research Orgs. Russian state hackers are targeting think tanks studying strategic… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/french-cyber-agency-warns-apt28-hacks-against-think-tanks-a-26265
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U.S. Government Warns of Iran-Based UNC757 Attacks
CISA and the FBI are warning of activity by the Iran-based UNC757 group, which includes the targeting of known Check Point and Palo Alto Networks vuln… First seen on duo.com Jump to article: duo.com/decipher/u-s-government-warns-of-iran-based-unc757-attacks
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US Elections: Iranian Hackers Target Political Campaigns
With elections, there have always been accusations of rigging and corruption and it’s possible that such claims may hold some truth in different count… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/09/us-elections-iranian-hackers-target-political-campaigns/
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OpenAI kills Iranian accounts using ChatGPT to write US election disinfo
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MuddyWater’s Sneaky New Tactic: Hijacking RMM Software for Espionage
Security researchers from the 360 Advanced Threat Research Institute have recently uncovered that the Iranian hacking group MuddyWater is actively lev… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/muddywaters-sneaky-new-tactic-hijacking-rmm-software-for-espionage/
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Google raps Iran’s APT42 for raining down spear-phishing attacks
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Significant ransom payment by major Iranian IT firm underway
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Iran Cyber Attack: Fox Kitten Facilitates Ransomware in US
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Iran’s ‘Fox Kitten’ Group Aids Ransomware Attacks on US Targets
In a joint advisory, CISA and the FBI described the activity as a likely attempt by the group to monetize access to networks it already has compromise… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/irans-fox-kitten-group-aids-ransomware-attacks-on-us-targets
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Iranian Hackers Set Up New Network to Target U.S. Political Campaigns
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new network infrastructure set up by Iranian threat actors to support activities linked to the recent targeti… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/08/iranian-hackers-set-up-new-network-to.html
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Iranian Vice President Highlights Fuel Station Vulnerability to Cyberattacks
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Iran-linked actors ramping up cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure
<figure><div><img src=https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/imgproxy/jNvZQcxC4Bgs6Dz9Nd96ClcqIsdSWj01_cjzaepYW7g/g:ce/bG9jYWw6Ly8vZGl2ZWltY… First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/iran-cyberattacks-us-critical-infrastructure/725877/
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New BugSleep Backdoor Deployed in Recent MuddyWater Campaigns
ey Findings Introduction MuddyWater, an Iranian threat groupaffiliatedwith the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), is known to be active sin… First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2024/new-bugsleep-backdoor-deployed-in-recent-muddywater-campaigns/
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U.S. Agencies Warn of Iranian Hacking Group’s Ongoing Ransomware Attacks
U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have called out an Iranian hacking group for breaching multiple organizations across the country and coor… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/08/us-agencies-warn-of-iranian-hacking.html
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US government accuses Iran of Trump campaign hack; Iran scoffs
On Monday, the U.S. government formally accused Iran of hacking the Donald Trump campaign. In a joint statement issued by the FBI, the Office of the D… First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/08/20/us-government-accuses-iran-of-trump-campaign-hack-iran-scoffs/
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Israeli spies targeted by Iranian hackers
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Iranian Hackers Use New Tickler Malware For Intelligence Gathering
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OpenAI shuts down election influence operation that used ChatGPT
OpenAI has banned a cluster of ChatGPT accounts linked to an Iranian influence operation that was generating content about the U.S. presidential elect… First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/08/16/openai-shuts-down-election-influence-operation-using-chatgpt/
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Iranian Hackers Secretly Aid Ransomware Attacks on US
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Meta Exposes Iranian Hacker Group Targeting Global Political Figures on WhatsApp
Meta Platforms on Friday became the latest company after Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI to expose the activities of an Iranian state-sponsored threat a… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/08/meta-exposes-iranian-hacker-group.html
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Iranian hackers using social media, job recruitment sites to lure Israeli spies
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Iranian-linked hackers collaborate with ransomware affiliates, feds say
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