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Iran covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to Iran, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
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It has been a fairly quiet week on the ransomware front, with the biggest news being US sanctions on Iranians linked to ransomware attacks. [...]
US authorities indict and sanction in fresh crackdown
Authorities are cracking down on persistent cybercriminal attacks from APTs associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
Criminal charges, more sanctions, and a $10m bounty, oh my The US has issued indictments against three Iranians linked to the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their alleged roles in plotting ransomware attacks against American critical infrastructure, and also sanctioned multiple individuals and two entities.…
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday announced sweeping sanctions against ten individuals and two entities backed by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in ransomware attacks at least since October 2020
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions today against ten individuals and two entities affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their involvement in ransomware attacks. [...]
An Iranian-aligned hacking group uses a new, elaborate phishing technique involving multiple personas and email accounts to lure targets into opening malicious documents. [...]
Hackers tied to the Iranian government have been targeting individuals specializing in Middle Eastern affairs, nuclear security and genome research as part of a new social engineering campaign designed to hunt for sensitive information
Prime Minister warns of disruption at border crossings
Iran would have directed several networks of cyber threat actors in support of its political goals