Posts Tagged: Iran hackers
Microsoft Researchers Report Iran Hackers Targeting US Officials Before Election
Microsoft researchers said on Friday that Iranian government-tied hackers tried breaking into the account of a "high ranking official" on the US presidential campaign in June, weeks after breaching...
Iranian-Backed Hackers Targeted Boston Children’s Hospital, FBI Chief Says
Hackers sponsored by the Iranian government last year attempted a "despicable" cyber attack against Boston Children's Hospital that threatened to disrupt services to patients, FBI...
Iranian Hackers Breach Israeli Web Hosting Company, Threaten to Release Sensitive Data
JNS.org - A hacker group affiliated with Iran announced on Friday that it had breached the servers of an Israeli web hosting company, and threatened...
US Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Iranian ‘Cyber Threat Group’
The United States has imposed sanctions on two Iranian entities and 45 associated individuals who carried out a malware campaign targeting Iranian dissidents, journalists and international travel...
Thousands of Israeli Websites Down After Suspected Massive Iranian Cyberattack
CTech - The cyber war between Israel and Iran is heating up. Tens of thousands of mostly unsecured Israeli websites were reportedly attacked by Iran-based...
Exclusive: Iran-Linked Hackers Pose as Journalists in Email Scam
When Iranian-born German academic Erfan Kasraie received an email from The Wall Street Journal requesting an interview, he sensed something was amiss. The Nov. 12 note...
Iran Hacks Targeted Middle East Energy Firms Prior to Upcoming US Sanctions
JNS.org - With upcoming American sanctions on Iran in November, the regime has been targeting energy firms and other businesses in the Middle East, a US cybersecurity...
Iran-Sponsored Hackers Said to Be Targeting Companies in US, Middle East, Asia
A private cybersecurity firm has identified what it says is a hacking group sponsored by the Iranian government that has targeted organizations in the U.S.,...
Iranian Hackers Target U.S., Israeli Officials Through Social Media, Report Says
Washington Post - A group of Iranian hackers has waged a creative campaign of cyber-espionage, targeting hundreds of high-ranking U.S. defense, diplomatic and other officials...
Report: Iran Attempted to Frame UK in Syria Weapons Plot
Ynet - Police in the United Kingdom suspect that Iran may be involved in an attempt to smear the West by hacking a British ...
