Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Malware Targeted macOS Users Visiting Patel Foundation Merchandise PageTwo months after Iran-linked hackers exfiltrated FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email, the government official's name is tangled up in another cyber incident, this time through a MAGA swag shop he co-founded. ClickFix malware on the site tried to trick shoppers into running a malicious command.

Your PLCs aren't internet-connected, right? Right?! Iranian-affiliated actors have escalated intrusions targeting critical US water and energy facilities, in some cases disrupting operations, the FBI and American cyber defense agencies said on Tuesday.…

Also, Lloyds Data Leak, Dutch Treasury Breach, Citrix Bug Exploit, Pay2Key ActivityThis week, Lloyds data leak hits 450K, Dutch treasury breach, Citrix flaw exploited, Iran-linked ransomware ops, TrueConf zero-day, Russian fraud ring sentenced, Romania targeted, patch gaps persist, and U.S. hospital breach affects 257K.

The Handala hackers associated with Iran have breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel and published photos and documents. [...]

Threat actors with ties to Iran successfully broke into the personal email account of Kash Patel, the director of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and leaked a cache of photos and other documents to the internet

Leak 'Involved No Government Information,' Says FBIHackers widely believed to be connected to Iranian intelligence obtained personal emails of FBI Director Kash Patel, posting online photos and other emails apparently taken from his Gmail account.

The FBI said it was aware of hackers targeting Patel’s personal email, and that no government information was taken. The post Iranian hackers, Handala, claim to compromise FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal data appeared first on CyberScoop.

The FBI has warned that Iranian hacking group Handala has been targeting opponents of the regime since 2023

The campaign goes back to 2023 but is the subject of an alert amid conflict in the Middle East. The post FBI: Iranian hackers targeting opponents with Telegram malware appeared first on CyberScoop.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned network defenders that Iranian hackers linked to the country's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) are using Telegram in malware attacks. [...]

PLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more! Infosec In Brief Russian intelligence-affiliated parties are posing as customer support services on commercial messaging applications such as Signal to compromise accounts and conduct phishing attacks, the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned last Friday.…

New Handala Site Is Also AvailableU.S. federal agents seized four web domains associated with Iranian hacking operations days after a threat actor going by Handala posted screenshots it said came from inside the IT systems of medical device manufacturer Stryker. The registrars used to create them are located in the United States.

Also: NodeCordRAT Malware, North Korean QR-Phishing CampaignThis week, U.K. crypto exchanges linked to Iranian sanctions evasion, NodeCordRAT malware spread via npm, an FBI alert on North Korean QR-code phishing, illicit crypto hit $154 billion in 2025 and U.S. President Donald Trump said he won't pardon Sam Bankman-Fried.

U.S. cyber agencies, the FBI, and NSA issued an urgent warning today about potential cyberattacks from Iranian-affiliated hackers targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. [...]

Also, BianLian Ransomware Hackers Aren't Really Mailing YouThis week, the U.S. sanctioned the Nemesis admin, Poco RAT spotted in Latin America, Apple challenged a British order to weaken encryption and the FBI warned against scam letters purportedly from BianLian. Also, a Nigerian tax scammer extradited to the U.S., a new botnet and a Webex vulnerability.

CISA and FBI Warn of Iranian Hackers Targeting US Political Campaigns and OfficialsThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have issued new guidance to help U.S. political campaigns defend against increasing cyber threats from Iran, recommending stronger multi-factor authentication, phishing-resistant protocols, and vigilance against social engineering.

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 compromised.

CISA and the FBI warned that Iranian APT group, Fox Kitten, has helped ransomware groups to attack US organizations since 2017

New Reports and Joint Advisory Warn of Growing Cybersecurity Threats Linked to IranA joint advisory from the FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, as well as reports published Wednesday by Microsoft and the Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant, are all warning of emerging cybersecurity threats associated with the Iranian regime.

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 elections