Major Iranian IT vendor paying large ransom to resolve recent cyberattack
The company, Tosan, which provides IT services to 45% of the country’s banks, has paid $561,000 worth of bitcoin so far.
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Cyber Command leader says budget powers are shaving time to complete tasks that once took years
One example, said Gen. Timothy Haugh, was moving $140 million swiftly for training improvements.
Iranian hackers using social media, job recruitment sites to lure Israeli spies
Mandiant says the primary motive for the operation appears to be helping the Iranian government identify Iranians who may cooperate with Israel.
Iranian-linked hackers collaborate with ransomware affiliates, feds say
The group's side hustle may not have explicit permission from its Iranian government sponsor.
Iranian hackers ‘tickle’ targets in US, UAE with custom tool, Microsoft says
Peach Sandstorm is said to have focused on the oil and gas, satellite, government and communications sectors.
Meta deep-sixes WhatsApp accounts tied to Iranian hacking group
The tech giant believes it is another instance of Iranian hackers attempting to meddle in U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election.
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US intelligence agencies blame Iran for Trump campaign security incident
In a joint statement, agencies say both presidential parties have been targeted by Iran.
OpenAI bans accounts linked to ‘covert Iranian influence operation’
The effort was part of a sprawling Iranian campaign to target U.S. elections unmasked by various tech companies in recent days.
Iran increases phishing attempts on U.S., Israeli targets
APT42 targeted the Biden and Trump presidential campaigns from May to June, Google researchers found.
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 election.