Tag: iran
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Iranian Hackers Targeted WhatsApp Accounts of Staffers in Biden, Trump Administrations, Meta Says
Meta said it discovered a network of Iranian hackers, who posed as tech support agents for companies including AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google. The p… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/iranian-hackers-targeted-whatsapp-accounts-of-staffers-in-biden-trump-administrations-meta-says/
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Iran’s Charming Kitten Targets US Presidential Elections, Israeli Military
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TA453 Deploys New BlackSmith Malware Toolset in Phishing Attack on Religious Figure
Cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has uncovered a new phishing campaign by the Iranian-backed threat actor TA453 (aka Charming Kitten, Mint Sandstorm, APT… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/ta453-deploys-new-blacksmith-malware-toolset-in-phishing-attack-on-religious-figure/
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US intelligence agencies blame Iran for Trump campaign security incident
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Iran election meddling brings call to action in US
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Attack Campaign with New AnvilEcho Malware Launched by Iranian Hackers
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OpenAI bans accounts linked to ‘covert Iranian influence operation’
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Iranian Backed Group Steps Up Phishing Against Israel, U.S.
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Iranian Group TA453 Launches Phishing Attacks with BlackSmith
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Iran Behind Trump Campaign Hack, US Government Confirms
The ODNI, FBI and CISA confirmed Iran was behind a reported hack of a Trump campaign website as part of efforts to stoke discord and undermine the US … First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/iran-trump-campaign-hack-us/
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Iran Behind Cyberattacks Against Presidential Campaigns
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Iran increases phishing attempts on U.S., Israeli targets
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‘Pro-Palestine’ hacking group banned on X as US criticizes Iran over cyberattacks
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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… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-warns-of-iranian-hackers-escalating-influence-operations/
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Iranian influence operation disrupted by OpenAI
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Wahlkampf USA: Iran soll Trump-Kampagne gehackt haben
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US Intelligence Officials Say Iran is to Blame for Hacks Targeting Trump, Biden-Harris Campaigns
The assessment from agencies was the first time the U.S. government assigned blame for hacks that have raised anew the threat of foreign election inte… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/us-intelligence-officials-say-iran-is-to-blame-for-hacks-targeting-trump-biden-harris-campaigns/
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Iranian APT42 Ramps Up Phishing Campaigns Against Israel, U.S. Election Targets
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has issued a warning about APT42, an Iranian government-backed threat actor, and their escalating phishing campai… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/iranian-apt42-ramps-up-phishing-campaigns-against-israel-u-s-election-targets/
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FBI Confirms Iranian Hack Targeting Trump Campaign
FBI Says Iran, Russia Ramping Up Influence Operations Ahead of National Vote. The FBI confirmed recent reports that Iran hacked into former President … First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/fbi-confirms-iranian-hack-targeting-trump-campaign-a-26067
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Iranian hackers targeted Jewish figure with malware attached to podcast invite, researchers say
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US agencies attribute presidential campaign cyberattacks to Iran
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Google Warns of Iranian Cyber-Attacks on Presidential Campaigns
Google has highlighted sophisticated spearphishing attacks by Iranian state actor APT42 targeting individuals associated with the US Presidential camp… First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-iranian-attacks/
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Trump campaign says emails were hacked, jumpstarting ‘a wild ride’ to election day
Former NSA cyber head Rob Joyce says the reported Iranian hack-and-leak op shows the country in a cycle again ahead of November’s presidential electio… First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/trump-campaign-says-emails-were-hacked-jumpstarting-a-wild-ride-to-election-day/
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Iranian APT42 Group Launch A Massive Phishing Campaign To Attack U.S. Presidential Election
APT42 is an APT group that is believed to be backed by the Iranian government, and this group primarily focuses on cyber espionage. Besides this, APT4… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/iranian-apt42-phishing-us-election/
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OpenAI dismantled an Iranian influence operation targeting the U.S. presidential election
OpenAI announced it had dismantled an Iranian influence operation that was producing content related to the U.S. Presidential election. OpenAI has dis… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/167194/intelligence/openai-dismantled-iranian-influence-operation.html
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Iranian APT42 Actors Conducting World Wide Surveillance Operations
APT42 (aka Damselfly, UNC788, CALANQUE, Charming Kitten) is a sophisticated Iranian state-sponsored cyber espionage group. This Advanced Persistent Th… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/iranian-apt42-global-surveillance-operations/
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Google disrupted hacking campaigns carried out by Iran-linked APT42
Google disrupted a hacking campaign carried out by the Iran-linked APT group APT42 targeting the US presidential election. Google announced that it di… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/167095/security/google-disrupted-apt48-hacking-campaign.html
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A massive cyber attack hit Central Bank of Iran and other Iranian banks
Iranian news outlet reported that a major cyber attack targeted the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and several other banks causing disruptions. Iran Inter… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/167066/hacking/cyberattack-central-bank-of-iran.html
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2024 US Election Faces Escalating Iranian Cyber Influence, MTAC Warns
As the 2024 US presidential election approaches, the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) has reported a significant escalation in cyber-enabled in… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/2024-us-election-faces-escalating-iranian-cyber-influence-mtac-warns/