One way Iran could retaliate: Cyberattacks
5 years, 2 months ago

One way Iran could retaliate: Cyberattacks

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Iran has vowed revenge after a US air strike ordered by President Donald Trump killed the country’s top general Qasem Soleimani. “Iran has a long history of politically motivated cyber attacks across the world,” Evercore analysts Ken Talanian and Kirk Materne wrote to investors in a note shared with CNN Business. “The attacks often follow closely to changes in sanctions.” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has vowed “harsh revenge” for the killing ofSoleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force and the country’s second most powerful leader. “But the US government is aware of the intent and capabilities of Iran and is prepared for its response.” While Iran ranks below Russia and China in cyber capabilities, it has teams that can pull off recon and target analysis, Bryson Bort, CEO and founder of Scythe, a start-up building an attack emulation platform, told CNN Business. “It might take Iran a few years to develop an attack against a particular target… will people stay alert for that long?” Talanian and Materne, the Evercore analysts, pointed out that Iran is said to care more about a hacker’s religious values and political loyalty to the government rather than how good they are as a hacker.

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GCHQ issues alert over cyber-attackers working on behalf of Iranian government
1 month, 1 week ago

GCHQ issues alert over cyber-attackers working on behalf of Iranian government

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The National Cyber Security Centre, which is part of GCHQ, said cyber attackers working …

Cyber attacks, assassinations and the NUCLEAR option: All the ways Israel can now strike back at Iran - as the world holds its breath...
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Cyber attacks, assassinations and the NUCLEAR option: All the ways Israel can now strike back at Iran - as the world holds its breath...

Daily Mail  

Iran's launch of nearly 200 ballistic missiles into the very heart of Israel on Tuesday has brought the conflict in the Middle East to boiling point. Impotent in attack – failing to land its missiles on Tel Aviv for a second time, thanks to Israel's incomparable 'Iron Dome' air defense system – Iran is also weak in defense, unable to …

Iran’s electronic confrontation with Israel
7 months, 1 week ago

Iran’s electronic confrontation with Israel

Hindustan Times  

ZIV HOSPITAL is nestled at the bottom of Safed, the highest city in Israel, not far from the border with Syria and Lebanon. After October 7th Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, ordered cyber-operations against Israel to be expanded, he says, citing Israeli intelligence. “They know more about Israel, sometimes, than we do.” Previously it would take Iran weeks to exploit …

US says Iran behind cyber attacks on Harris, Trump election campaigns
7 months, 1 week ago

US says Iran behind cyber attacks on Harris, Trump election campaigns

Al Jazeera  

Intelligence agencies accuse Iran of trying to create discord amid concern about foreign interference in November election. The United States has accused Iran of launching cyber attacks on the presidential campaigns of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and targeting US voters with influence operations designed to exacerbate political division. “We have observed increasingly aggressive Iranian activity during this election cycle, …

FBI probes cyber theft claims of Trump campaign documents hacked by Iran
7 months, 2 weeks ago

FBI probes cyber theft claims of Trump campaign documents hacked by Iran

Live Mint  

The FBI is investigating allegations that sensitive documents from Donald Trump's presidential campaign were stolen in a cyber intrusion, as well as attempts to gain access to Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign, days after the Trump campaign declared it had been hacked by Iran. The Trump campaign provided no specific evidence of Iran's involvement, but the claim came shortly after …

Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Iran is accelerating online activity that appears intended to influence the U.S. election, in one case targeting a presidential campaign with an email phishing attack, Microsoft said Friday. The findings in Microsoft’s newest threat intelligence report show how Iran, which has been active in recent U.S. elections, is evolving its tactics for another election that’s likely to …

Top White House cyber aide says recent Iran hack on water system is call to tighten cybersecurity
1 year, 3 months ago

Top White House cyber aide says recent Iran hack on water system is call to tighten cybersecurity

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A top White House …

Iran's deep state unleashes phishing attacks on activists, journalists, researchers, academics, diplomats, politicians
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran's deep state unleashes phishing attacks on activists, journalists, researchers, academics, diplomats, politicians

Firstpost  

‘Iran’s state-backed hackers are aggressively using sophisticated social engineering and credential harvesting tactics to access sensitive information and contacts held by Middle East-focused researchers and civil society groups,’ the HRW said Iranian security forces continue to crack down on protesters. Hackers backed by the Iranian government have targeted two Human Rights Watch staff members and at least 18 other high-profile …

US sanctions affiliates of Iran’s IRGC for ‘malicious’ cyber acts
2 years, 6 months ago

US sanctions affiliates of Iran’s IRGC for ‘malicious’ cyber acts

Al Jazeera  

Washington accuses individuals and firms of compromising networks based in the US and other nations since at least 2020. The United States has imposed sanctions on 10 individuals and two entities that it says are linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and are involved in “malicious” cyber actions, including ransomware activity. In a statement on Wednesday, the US Department …

Warning Issued Against Iranian Govt-Linked Hackers Amid Russia-Ukraine Cyberwar: Why It Matters
3 years, 1 month ago

Warning Issued Against Iranian Govt-Linked Hackers Amid Russia-Ukraine Cyberwar: Why It Matters

News 18  

Iranian hackers linked to the country’s military intelligence have launched a global cyber espionage campaign, according to the United States and the United Kingdom. This rare warning was issued last week against “Iranian Government- Digital invasions and denial-of-service attacks — which occurs when a malicious cyber threat actor prevents legitimate users from accessing information systems, devices, or other network resources …

A hacking slugfest between Iran and its foes sparks fears of a wider cyberwar
3 years, 3 months ago

A hacking slugfest between Iran and its foes sparks fears of a wider cyberwar

LA Times  

Gas stations across Iran were hit by a cyberattack in October that disabled thousands of pumps and upset motorists. “That’s an important distinction about cyberconflicts — they generally affect civilians and get the private sector,” said John Hultquist, vice president of intelligence analysis at the U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant. “Given that Iran’s nuclear facilities have spread all over the country …

Iran-backed hackers accused of targeting critical US sectors
3 years, 4 months ago

Iran-backed hackers accused of targeting critical US sectors

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” inside the United States, including by deploying ransomware, according to an advisory issued Wednesday by American, British and Australian officials. The warning is notable because even though ransomware attacks remain prevalent in the U.S., most of the significant ones in the past year have …

US warns Iran-backed hackers are targeting critical US sectors
3 years, 4 months ago

US warns Iran-backed hackers are targeting critical US sectors

Al Jazeera  

Iran targeted entities in the transport, healthcare and public health sectors, the US, UK and Australia have warned. Hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” inside the United States, including by deploying ransomware, according to an advisory issued Wednesday by American, British and Australian officials. Government officials aren’t the only ones noticing the …

Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's killing points to Israel's murderous game plan
4 years, 3 months ago

Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh's killing points to Israel's murderous game plan

The Hindu  

The assassination of MohsenFakhrizadeh, a high-ranking nuclear physicist who headed the Iranian Defence Ministry’s Innovation and Research wing, on November 27 on the outskirts of Tehran was done with the express purpose of provoking a new military confrontation in the region and permanently scuttling the United States-Iran nuclear deal. Fakhrizadeh’s assassination was planned to sabotage the stated goal of the …

Cyberspace is the next front in Iran-U.S. conflict — and private companies may bear the brunt
5 years, 2 months ago

Cyberspace is the next front in Iran-U.S. conflict — and private companies may bear the brunt

Salon  

Iran and other nations have waged a stealth cyberwar against the United States for at least the past decade, largely targeting not the government itself but, rather, critical infrastructure companies. But even before Iranian missiles struck U.S. military bases in Iraq on Jan. 7, pro-Iranian hackers reportedly attacked at least one U.S. government-related website, along with a number of private …

Iran’s retaliation is not over
5 years, 2 months ago

Iran’s retaliation is not over

Al Jazeera  

The missile attacks on US positions in Iraq are just the beginning. On January 3, US President Donald Trump announced triumphantly the killing of Iran’s General Qassem Soleimani. And after a meeting headed for the first time by him, Iran’s supreme national security council issued a statement saying “the US regime will be responsible for all the consequences”. Beyond taking …

Security experts warn of cyberattacks after US killing of top Iranian general
5 years, 2 months ago

Security experts warn of cyberattacks after US killing of top Iranian general

Firstpost  

Iran’s retaliation for the United States’ targeted killing of its top general is likely to include cyberattacks, security experts warned Friday. “There are opportunities for them to cause real disruption and destruction.” Iran has been doing a lot of probing of critical U.S. industrial systems in recent years — trying to gain access — but has limited its destructive attacks …

How will Iran retaliate to Qasem Soleimani killing?
5 years, 2 months ago

How will Iran retaliate to Qasem Soleimani killing?

Live Mint  

Iran has vowed "severe revenge" against the United States for killing top commander Qasem Soleimani and will likely use its experience of asymmetric warfare to strike back at its arch foe. "I suspect there will be a lot of pressure on the US military presence now in Iraq," said Alex Vatanka of the Washington-based Middle East Institute, adding a pullout …

What’s happening in Iran?
5 years, 4 months ago

What’s happening in Iran?

CNN  

CNN — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has claimed victory over the ongoing unrest in the country, state media reported Wednesday, six days after nationwide protests erupted following an abrupt spike in gas prices. Speaking at a government meeting in Tehran, Rouhani said the country had been “victorious out of yet another test” and that “despite the country’s economic problems and …

Iran claims it has foiled all cyber-attacks launched by the US
5 years, 9 months ago

Iran claims it has foiled all cyber-attacks launched by the US

Daily Mail  

Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Iran's information minister, says no successful American cyber-attack has been carried out Iran claims it has foiled all US cyber-attacks launched after it shot down a spy drone last week - though credited America for 'making a lot of effort'. Jahromi made the claim on Twitter Monday after American media reported that cyber-attacks had crippled Iranian …

Iran denies being hit by US cyberattack
5 years, 9 months ago

Iran denies being hit by US cyberattack

Al Jazeera  

No successful attack has been carried out, although US is making an effort, Iran’s telecommunications minister says. Iran says that no cyberattack against it has ever succeeded, after US media reported the US launched one last week amid a standoff between the two countries. No successful attack has been carried out by them, although they are making a lot of …

US cyber forces launch strike against Iranian military computer systems
5 years, 9 months ago

US cyber forces launch strike against Iranian military computer systems

India TV News  

U.S. military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional military strike in response to Iran’s downing of a U.S. surveillance drone, U.S. officials said Saturday, claims AP news. Two of the officials said the attacks, which specifically targeted Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps …

US ‘launched cyberattacks on Iran weapons’ after drone downing
5 years, 9 months ago

US ‘launched cyberattacks on Iran weapons’ after drone downing

Al Jazeera  

US officials say the attacks on Iranian military computers disabled systems that control missile and rocket launchers. The United States military launched cyberattacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network on Thursday after Tehran downed an American surveillance drone, US officials have said. US President Donald Trump ordered a retaliatory military attack against Iran after the drone shootdown …

US struck Iranian military computers this week: Reports
5 years, 9 months ago

US struck Iranian military computers this week: Reports

India Today  

US military cyber forces launched a strike against Iranian military computer systems on Thursday as President Donald Trump backed away from plans for a more conventional military strike in response to Iran's downing of a US surveillance drone, US officials said on Saturday. Tensions have escalated between the two countries ever since the US withdrew last year from the 2015 …

US retaliated against Iranian spy group’s cyberstrike
5 years, 9 months ago

US retaliated against Iranian spy group’s cyberstrike

CNN  

CNN — US Cyber Command launched a retaliatory cyberstrike last week against an Iranian spy group, according to a US official and a former US intelligence official familiar with the matter. The US official added the online strike targeted an Iranian spy group’s computer software that was used to track the tankers that were targeted in the Gulf of Oman …

The Iran Nuclear Deal's Unraveling Raises Fears of Cyberattacks
55 years, 3 months ago

The Iran Nuclear Deal's Unraveling Raises Fears of Cyberattacks

Wired  

When the US last tightened its sanctions against Iran in 2012, then-president Barack Obama boasted that they were "virtually grinding the Iranian economy to a halt." Three years later, the Obama administration lifted many of those sanctions in exchange for Iran's promise to halt its nuclear development; Tehran has since mostly restrained its state- Now, with little more than a …

Iranian Hackers Have Been Infiltrating Critical Infrastructure Companies
55 years, 3 months ago

Iranian Hackers Have Been Infiltrating Critical Infrastructure Companies

Wired  

The international intelligence agency always has a keen interest in Iran's hacking activity. In fact, a new network reconnaissance group— FireEye calls them Advanced Persistent Threat 34—has spent the last few years burrowing deep into critical infrastructure companies. New APT in Town There isn't definitive evidence of a direct link between APT 34 and APT 33, an Iranian hacking group …

Intelligent assessment suggests Iran was behind June cyber attack on British lawmakers
7 years, 5 months ago

Intelligent assessment suggests Iran was behind June cyber attack on British lawmakers

Firstpost  

The Times said that the attack was Iran’s first significant cyber attack on a British target after the hack was initially blamed on Russia. Iran carried out a cyber attack on British lawmakers earlier this year, The Times newspaper reported on Saturday, citing an intelligence assessment of the incident. Britain’s parliament was hit by a “sustained and determined” cyber attack …

Iranian hackers charged by US Department of Justice over cyber attacks
9 years ago

Iranian hackers charged by US Department of Justice over cyber attacks

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The US government has charged seven Iranian hackers over a series of cyber …

Iran spokeswoman says it concerned by cybersecurity report
10 years, 1 month ago

Iran spokeswoman says it concerned by cybersecurity report

Associated Press  

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran is concerned by a Russian cybersecurity firm’s report suggesting a new family of malicious programs and worms is infecting computers there and elsewhere in the world, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said Wednesday. Without naming the United States as the source of the malware, the report by Kaspersky Lab said one of the programs has elements in …

Iranian hackers may target U.S. energy and defense firms: FBI
10 years, 3 months ago

Iranian hackers may target U.S. energy and defense firms: FBI

Firstpost  

The FBI has warned U.S. businesses to be on the alert for a sophisticated Iranian hacking operation whose targets include defense contractors, energy firms and educational institutions, according to a confidential agency document. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has warned U.S. businesses to be on the alert for a sophisticated Iranian hacking operation whose targets include defense contractors, energy firms …

From Sudan to cyber, secret war with Iran hots up
12 years, 4 months ago

From Sudan to cyber, secret war with Iran hots up

Firstpost  

From a suspected Israeli airstrike in Sudan to cyber warfare in the Gulf and a drone shot down over Israel… From a suspected Israeli airstrike in Sudan to cyber warfare in the Gulf and a drone shot down over Israel, the largely hidden war between Iran and its foes seems heating up and spreading. With Iranian hackers suspected of severely …

Do cyberwars really keep us from fighting?[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
12 years, 6 months ago

Do cyberwars really keep us from fighting?[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

As if there aren't enough things to fight about, there's now the Internet. This against the worldwide background of state Related: God save our gracious Kim Kardashian First off, the US and Israel developed what is being called the world's first cyberweapon, Stuxnet, a clever computer worm that is thought to have been injected into the computers of Iran's nuclear …

Massive cyber attack on Iran came from U.S., report says
12 years, 10 months ago

Massive cyber attack on Iran came from U.S., report says

LA Times  

It reads like a riveting sci-fi novel, but it’s stunningly real: A super-sophisticated malicious computer virus burrowed its way into Iran’s nuclear facilities and took down several parts of the operation. In his first months in office, President Obama covertly ordered sophisticated attacks on the computers that ran Iran’s nuclear facilities, upping U.S. use of cyber weaponry in a sustained …

Iranian computers hit by new cyberweapon circulating Middle East
12 years, 10 months ago

Iranian computers hit by new cyberweapon circulating Middle East

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The virus, dubbed "Flame," is unprecedented both in terms …

U.S. Can't Find Iran's Spy-Tech Suppliers
13 years, 9 months ago

U.S. Can't Find Iran's Spy-Tech Suppliers

Wired  

Want to know which companies are playing a double game of doing business with America and selling spy gear to Iran? Sections of the laws banned any U.S. government executive agency from doing business with companies that sell "sensitive" technology to Iran that could allow them to spy on domestic telecommunications traffic. First, it's hard to find snooping-tech transfers to …

Iran’s nuclear program and a new era of cyber war
14 years, 2 months ago

Iran’s nuclear program and a new era of cyber war

LA Times  

Just a few months ago, U.S. and Israeli officials were warning that Iran was a year away from having the capability to rapidly build a nuclear weapon. Identified in June, Stuxnet is being called the most sophisticated cyber weapon ever unleashed, because of the insidious way in which it is believed to have secretly targeted specific equipment used in Iran’s …

Iran: Computer Malware Sabotaged Uranium Centrifuges
14 years, 4 months ago

Iran: Computer Malware Sabotaged Uranium Centrifuges

Wired  

In what appears to be the first confirmation that the Stuxnet malware hit Iran's Natanz nuclear facility, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Monday that malicious computer code launched by "enemies" of the state had sabotaged centrifuges used in Iran's nuclear-enrichment program. The surprise announcement at a press conference coincided with news that two of Iran's top nuclear scientists had been …

Under cyber-attack, says Iran
14 years, 6 months ago

Under cyber-attack, says Iran

The Hindu  

Iran on Sunday said its Bushehr atomic power plant was safe but confirmed that a cyber-attack had been launched against many of its industrial computers. “The main systems of the Bushehr nuclear power plant have not been damaged,” Iran's state-run Islamic Republic News Agency quoted Mahmoud Jahfari, the plant's project manager as saying. “Investigations show that some private software of …

Cyber attack ‘targeted Iran’
14 years, 6 months ago

Cyber attack ‘targeted Iran’

Al Jazeera  

Malicious software discovered on systems around world could have been designed to target Bushehr reactor, experts say. Experts have suggested that the Bushehr nuclear reactor could have been a target of the virus The discovery of so-called malicious software – malware – on systems in Iran and elsewhere across the world has prompted speculation of an attempted cyber attack on …

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