Nov 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new remote access trojan and information stealer used by Iranian state-sponsored actors to conduct reconnaissance of compromised endpoints and execute malicious commands. Cybersecurity company Check Point has codenamed the malware WezRat, stating it has been detected in the … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Deploy WezRat Malware in Attacks Targeting Israeli Organizations
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U.S. Charges Three Iranian Nationals for Election Interference and Cybercrimes
U.S. federal prosecutors on Friday unsealed criminal charges against three Iranian nationals who are allegedly employed with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their targeting of current and former officials to steal sensitive data. The Department of Justice (DoJ) accused Masoud Jalili, 36, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, 34, and Yasar (Yaser) Balaghi, 37, of participating … [Read more...] about U.S. Charges Three Iranian Nationals for Election Interference and Cybercrimes
Iranian Hackers Set Up New Network to Target U.S. Political Campaigns
Aug 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Cyber Espionage Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new network infrastructure set up by Iranian threat actors to support activities linked to the recent targeting of U.S. political campaigns. Recorded Future's Insikt Group has linked the infrastructure to a hacking group it tracks as GreenCharlie, an Iran-nexus cyber threat … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Set Up New Network to Target U.S. Political Campaigns
OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda
OpenAI on Friday said it banned a set of accounts linked to what it said was an Iranian covert influence operation that leveraged ChatGPT to generate content that, among other things, focused on the upcoming U.S. presidential election. "This week we identified and took down a cluster of ChatGPT accounts that were generating content for a covert Iranian influence operation … [Read more...] about OpenAI Blocks Iranian Influence Operation Using ChatGPT for U.S. Election Propaganda
Iranian MOIS-Linked Hackers Behind Destructive Attacks on Albania and Israel
May 20, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Threat Intelligence 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. Cybersecurity firm Check Point is tracking the activity under the moniker Void … [Read more...] about Iranian MOIS-Linked Hackers Behind Destructive Attacks on Albania and Israel
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms and Individuals Tied to Cyber Attacks
Apr 24, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Cyber Espionage The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Monday sanctioned two firms and four individuals for their involvement in malicious cyber activities on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC) from at least 2016 to April 2021. This includes the front … [Read more...] about U.S. Treasury Sanctions Iranian Firms and Individuals Tied to Cyber Attacks
U.S. Charges Iranian Hacker, Offers $10 Million Reward for Capture
Mar 02, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / Social Engineering The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday unsealed an indictment against an Iranian national for his alleged involvement in a multi-year cyber-enabled campaign designed to compromise U.S. governmental and private entities. More than a dozen entities are said to have been targeted, including the U.S. Departments of the … [Read more...] about U.S. Charges Iranian Hacker, Offers $10 Million Reward for Capture
U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks
Feb 03, 2024NewsroomIntelligence Agency / Cyber Security The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against six officials associated with the Iranian intelligence agency for attacking critical infrastructure entities in the U.S. and other countries. The officials include Hamid Reza Lashgarian, Mahdi Lashgarian, Hamid Homayunfal, … [Read more...] about U.S. Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks
Iranian State-Sponsored OilRig Group Deploys 3 New Malware Downloaders
Dec 14, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor known as OilRig deployed three different downloader malware throughout 2022 to maintain persistent access to victim organizations located in Israel. The three new downloaders have been named ODAgent, OilCheck, and OilBooster by Slovak cybersecurity company ESET. The attacks also involved … [Read more...] about Iranian State-Sponsored OilRig Group Deploys 3 New Malware Downloaders
Iranian Hackers Exploit PLCs in Attack on Water Authority in U.S.
Nov 29, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Hacking The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed that it's responding to a cyber attack that involved the active exploitation of Unitronics programmable logic controllers (PLCs) to target the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa in western Pennsylvania. The attack has been attributed to an Iranian-backed … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Exploit PLCs in Attack on Water Authority in U.S.