As the story broke about the charges against former U.S. Air Force intelligence specialist who defected to Iran and support targeted hacking against some of her former colleagues, one clear takeaway …
Ex-US Intel Officer Charged with Helping Iran Target Her Former Colleagues
The US government is charging a former US Air Force counterintelligence agent for conspiring with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). According to the official indictment, Monica Elfriede …
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Iran struggling to contain Sunni extremists: Suicide Bombing Kills 27 Revolutionary Guards
At least 27 Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps members were killed after a suicide attack on a bus carrying the troops home from a border mission, according to Iranian news sources and official …
40 years later, the many legacies of Iran’s revolution
Today, the Iranian government in Tehran completes their formal 40th anniversary celebration of the revolution that launched the current Islamic Republic. The celebration came with continued …
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U.S. Assails Iranian Space Program After Reports Of Second Failed Launch
In response to satellite photos that allegedly show an attempted satellite launch by Iran, the US State Department on Thursday stated that such a launch involves "technologies that are virtually …
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How U.S. Mission Creep in Syria and Iraq Could Trigger War With Iran
Some analysts and politicians are raising fears that continued U.S. presence in Syria used to keep tabs on Iran could lead to unintended escalation and even trigger a war. In a previously unreported …
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Why your business needs to work with the government to fight cyber warfare
A new report by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) and the Chertoff Group highlights the importance of private and public sector cooperation in the fight against cyberattacks. As part of …
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Chafer APT Takes Aim at Diplomats in Iran with Improved Custom Malware
New research from Kaspersky Lab sheds light on a cyber-espionage campaign conducted by Chafer, an Iranian Advanced Persistent Threat (ATP). Throughout autumn of last year, the threat group carried out …
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Twitter, Facebook Removed Thousands Of Fake Accounts Tied To Iran, Russia Before 2018 Mid-Terms
Both Twitter and Facebook have taken action to address malicious influence campaigns on their platforms. Twitter removed thousands of accounts that had actively tweeted on the 2018 U.S. midterm …
Cyberattacks: China and Russia can disrupt US power networks warns intelligence report
According to this year's edition of the The Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, the major cyberthreats for the US and its allies come from China and Russia. The report …