The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warned on Monday that the Russian state-backed hacking group Turla (aka Snake or Uroburos) has been impersonating …
US Ordered Secret Cyber-Strike on Iran: Report
After Drone strikes targeted two Saudi Aramco oil facilities last month, disrupting about half of the kingdom’s oil capacity, the United States government carried out a cyberattack on Iranian IT …
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Iran-Linked ‘Charming Kitten’ Touts New Spearphishing Tactics
Iranian state-backed hacking group APT 25 (also known as Charming Kitten, Phosphorus, Ajax Security Team, NewsBeef and Newscaster) has updated its attack techniques to carry out a spearphishing …
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Iranian oil tanker hit off Saudi coast, may have been missiles – Iran reports
Iranian media and government sources on Friday reported that an Iranian oil tanker was attacked 60 miles (96 km) off the coast of Saudi Arabia. Iran state television said the tanker had been hit by …
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Pulling of US Troops in Syria Could Aid Assad and ISIS
Analysts warn that US President Donald Trump's recent decision to pull US troops out of northeastern Syria, could play into the hands of major US adversaries including President Bashar al-Assad of …
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Iran Caught Targeting US Presidential Campaign Accounts
Iranian hackers recently targeted a US presidential campaign as well as various government officials (including former officials) and journalists, an investigation by Microsoft found. Between August …
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Any war between the US and Iran would be a catastrophe. And no one could win it
Escalating tensions between the US and Iran brought the countries to the brink of war earlier this year, and the situation has far from improved since then. While Washington and Tehran have so far …
New Android Cyberwarfare Attack Exposed—And It’s Hiding A Devious Twist
Earlier this week, the New York Times covered what it referred to as an “attack on Egyptian journalists, academics, lawyers, opposition politicians and human rights activists.” The report was based on …
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Iran sentences suspect to death for spying for CIA
Iranian Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili on Tuesday announced that the body had handed out various harsh sentences to four alleged spies. Three of the accused are suspected of engaging in …
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US offered to remove all sanctions on Iran in exchange for talks: Iran president
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani claimed on Friday that the United States has offered to "lift all sanctions” on Iran in order to get the country to participate in new negotiations regarding the 2015 …