Iran's Supreme Council of Cyberspace approves lifting its ban on “certain widely used foreign platforms”, naming WhatsApp and Google Play as the first two apps
- Allowing WhatsApp and Google Play may placate opponents — Major social networking sites have been blocked for years
The US DOJ charges three hackers employed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard for allegedly hacking Trump's presidential campaign and disseminating stolen info
Eric Tucker / Associated Press :
The US OFAC sanctions four Iranian nationals over cyberattacks on the US government, defense contractors, and private companies, and the DOJ unseals indictments
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their involvement …
The US OFAC sanctions four Iranian nationals over cyberattacks on the US government, defense contractors, and private companies, and the DOJ unseals indictments
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned four Iranian nationals for their involvement …
The US Treasury sanctions six Iranian government officials for their role in targeting devices at a Pennsylvania water utility in November 2023
The Iranian attack targeted a device manufactured by an Israeli company. — The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions …
Letter: Thierry Breton warns Elon Musk that X could face penalties under the DSA for hosting “illegal content and disinformation” about the Israel-Hamas war
European officials warned X on Tuesday that the company formerly known as Twitter appears to have been hosting misinformation …
Research: Palestinian Islamic Jihad-linked crypto wallets received ~$93M from August 2021 to June 2023; Hamas-linked ones received ~$41M over a similar period
whether those funds are in the form of fiat currency, gold, crypto or whatever. 1/3 @billhughesdc : “Hamas stopped publishing its donation addresses to protect donors' anonymity af...
Researchers: Iran's cyber army, or Cyberi, ramped up spear-phishing and adopted new tactics aiming to sow distrust among citizens as political unrest continues
Arian Khameneh / Wired :
Sources: the US considers sanctions on Tiandy, Uniview, and other Chinese surveillance tech makers over sales to Iran in 2022 as protests swept the country
Beijing's exports of video recorders to Iran more than doubled in 2022 as protests swept the country
Meta's Oversight Board overturns Facebook's decision to remove a post that said “death to Khamenei”, referencing the Iranian leader, after violent protests
Katie Paul / Reuters :
Iranian activists smuggle Starlink receivers into the country for a backup internet, citing “no Starlink donation” from SpaceX nor US government participation
Albania cuts diplomatic ties with Iran and expels embassy staff over a major cyberattack in July 2022, which shut down numerous government digital services
Albania cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country's embassy staff over a major cyberattack nearly two months ago …
Recent cyberattacks on Iran's fuel distribution system and an Israeli LGBTQ dating site show that Iran-Israel cyberwar is impacting civilians on a large scale
Iranians couldn't buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens.
Recent cyberattacks on Iran's fuel distribution system and an Israeli LGBTQ dating site show that Iran-Israel cyberwar is impacting civilians on a large scale
Iranians couldn't buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens.
Recent cyberattacks on Iran's fuel distribution system and an Israeli LGBTQ dating site show that Iran-Israel cyberwar is impacting civilians on a large scale
Iranians couldn't buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens. Tweets: @alexgibneyfilm , @ebk...
Recent cyberattacks on Iran's fuel distribution system and an Israeli LGBTQ dating site show that Iran-Israel cyberwar is impacting civilians on a large scale
Iranians couldn't buy gas. Israelis found their intimate dating details posted online. The Iran-Israel shadow war is now hitting ordinary citizens. Tweets: @alexgibneyfilm , @ebk...
DOJ says it has seized 36 Iranian media websites and sites for groups affiliated with Iran that are linked to Iranian disinformation for violating US sanctions
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it seized 36 Iranian-linked websites, many of them associated with either disinformation activities …
Sources: Trump's re-election campaign is the presidential campaign that Microsoft said was targeted by Iranian hackers
SAN FRANCISCO — Iranian hackers targeted President Trump's re-election campaign, two people with knowledge of the attacks said on Friday, in a sign of how cyberattacks …
Microsoft: Iran-linked group, dubbed Phosphorus, attempted to hack 241 accounts belonging to a 2020 presidential campaign and others between Aug. and Sept.
Tom Burt / Microsoft on the Issues :
Microsoft: Iran-linked group, dubbed Phosphorus, attempted to hack 241 accounts belonging to a 2020 presidential campaign and others between Aug. and Sept.
Today we're sharing that we've recently seen significant cyber activity by a threat group we call Phosphorus, which we believe originates …