How smuggled Starlink receivers and customized software let some Iranians evade a near-total internet blackout as the regime brutally cracked down on protesters
Tehran went from ‘halal internet’ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out
The FBI is investigating an alleged Trump campaign hack; sources say the agency is probing suspected hacking attempts by Iran targeting Trump, Biden, and Harris
Is Harris pulling ahead of Trump? Martin Matishak / The Record : FBI says it is investigating purported Trump campaign hack Victor Nava / New York Post : FBI investigating alleged hack of Trump campai...
How Iran has emerged as the most aggressive foreign threat to the US election; Microsoft published a report detailing a litany of efforts to target the election
Hack of Trump campaign has led some to accuse Tehran just weeks after U.S. officials believed Russia posed bigger threat
Sources: ByteDance, which was directly involved in countering US efforts to ban TikTok in 2020, has let the US TikTok team lead the response this time around
While several countries have restricted TikTok, the Chinese app continues to assert its dominance Greensburg Tribune-Review : Pa., other states are seeking to restrict TikTok. That doesn't mean their ...
Halcyon: Cloudzy, a Wyoming-registered web hosting company likely operating out of Tehran, is acting as a command-and-control provider for state-backed hackers
A little-known cloud company provided web hosting and internet services to more than two dozen different state-sponsored hacking groups …
Citizen Lab: Russia's PROTEI is selling internet censorship software to an Iranian telco, allowing monitoring and interception of all Iranians' communications
Tehran is receiving advanced surveillance software after providing drones for Ukraine battlefield — How We Know Russia Is Using Iranian Drones in Ukraine
An investigation shows the CIA failed to secure its messaging system used by Iranian spies, often hidden within websites, leading to capture, torture, and death
The spy was minutes from leaving Iran when he was nabbed. — Gholamreza Hosseini was at Imam Khomeini Airport in Tehran in late 2010, preparing for a flight to Bangkok.
US Cyber Command says malware group MuddyWater is tied to Iranian intelligence, the first time the US government has publicly linked the threat actor to Tehran
U.S. Cyber Command on Wednesday revealed that a hacking group reputed for its cyberespionage campaigns is actually part of Iran's intelligence apparatus. Source: U.S. Cyber Command .
Iran blocks Signal after Iranians flocked to the messaging service due to privacy concerns about WhatsApp
With Signal shut down, WhatsApp and Instagram remain the only two unblocked major social media platforms. — Tehran, Iran - Iran's government has moved to block Signal …
Sources: TikTok's content policy was run until last year by a former Chinese government official who worked in China's Tehran embassy before joining in 2018
Cai Zheng was diplomat in China's embassy in Tehran before joining TikTok's owner ByteDance — A former Chinese government official …