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Scarred Manticore is the smart, sophisticated one. But when Iran needs something destroyed, it hands the keys over to Void Manticore.

An Iranian threat actor affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been attributed as behind destructive wiping attacks targeting Albania and Israel under the personas Homeland Justice and Karma, respectively

Law enforcement shut down 12 phone fraud call centers in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and Lebanon, behind thousands of scam calls daily. [...]

What started off as posturing from the Islamic Republic has turned into more serious cyberattacks against the US, Albania, and more.

The recent wave of cyber attacks targeting Albanian organizations involved the use of a wiper called No-Justice

Reports Say Attempts to Delete Data in the Attacks Were UnsuccessfulIranian hackers targeted the Albanian Parliament using the No-Justice Wiper and other commonly used tools. The attack came months after Albania had severed diplomatic ties with Iran following a July cyberattack that disrupted the country's online governmental services portal.

The Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania have been targeted by cyber attacks, the country’s National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security (AKCESK) revealed this week

'Hunt forward' teams of this sort aid with defense and learn how attackers like Tehran operate US Cyber Command operators have confirmed they carried out an online defensive mission in Albania, in response to last year's cyber attacks against the local government.…

Also, Albania almost called in NATO over cyber attacks, and Facebook warns of account-stealing mobile apps In brief An executive order signed by President Biden on Friday to setting out fresh rules on how the US and Europe share people's private personal info may still fall short of the EU's wishes, says the privacy advocate who defeated the previous regulations in court.…

Also: New 'magnet of threats' attackers and FBI has details on Iran's online incursion into Albania Iran is experiencing a near-total internet service disruption in the west and intermittent interruptions nationwide, with access to Instagram, Whatsapp and some mobile networks being blocked, says Netblocks.…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CISA said that one of the Iranian threat groups behind the destructive attack on the Albanian government's network in July lurked inside its systems for roughly 14 months. [...]

Prime Minister warns of disruption at border crossings

Iranians won't be terrified, but US vendors need to check their customers The US Treasury Department has issued sactions against Iran's intelligence agency in response to that country's cyberattack against Albania and other "cyber-enabled activities against the United States and its allies."…

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and its Minister of Intelligence, Esmaeil Khatib, for engaging in cyber-enabled activities against the nation and its allies

The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions today against Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and its Minister of Intelligence for their role in the July cyberattack against the government of Albania, a U.S. ally and a NATO member state. [...]

Tehran denied any link, claiming Tirana’s action was “based on such baseless claims”

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on Wednesday that the entire staff of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran was asked to leave within 24 hours. [...]

Citizen services only moved online in May. What could possibly go wrong? Albania's online public services and websites have gone dark following what appears to be a cyberattack.…