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On the morning of Monday 3rd, Jan 2022, hackers managed to deface the official website of Jerusalem Post and compromise Maariv’s Twitter account. Two years ago, Qasem Soleimani, a top Iranian general was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq, Baghdad. Soleimani was the head of the Quds Force, which is Iran’s Revolutionary Guards’ […]
According to Mahan Air, the cyberattack was launched on Sunday morning and its responsibility was later claimed by a relatively lesser-known hacking group- “Hooshyarane Vatan” (Vigilant of the Nation). Iran’s second-largest carrier after Iran Air and the country’s first-ever private airline, Mahan Air, has confirmed suffering and foiling a cyberattack. According to Iranian state media, […]
Iranian Hackers Leaked Private Messages and sensitive data of 690,000 Israeli LGBTQ Dating App Atraf Users After $1 Million Ransom is Denied. An Iranian hacking group was denied its ransom demand worth around $1 million, after which it released sensitive private data of countless users of Atraf, an Israeli LGBTQ dating site. The group, known […]
Soon after the cyberattack, videos and posts started surfacing on social media displaying messages that read: “Khamenei! Where is our gas?” Another sign read: “Free gas in Jamaran gas station.” Petrol stations across Iran were crippled after a cyberattack that led to disruption in fuel sales and defacing electronic billboards for displaying threatening messages mocking […]
A cyber attack in Iran left petrol stations across the country crippled, disrupting fuel sales and defacing electronic billboards to display messages challenging the regime’s ability to distribute gasoline. Posts and videos circulated on social media showed messages that said, “Khamenei! Where is our gas?” — a reference to the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali […]
Iranian hackers used social media platforms especially Facebook to target employees of an aerospace defense contractor to steal their login credentials. Proofpoint enterprise security firm has revealed details about the malicious activities of a novel cyberespionage group that carried out social engineering campaign without getting detected for more than a year. According to researchers, the […]
The group of hackers behind the cyberattack on the Iranian prison goes by the name of Edaalate Ali – The footage shows dire human rights conditions in the prison. Iran has always tried to portray it as a country where human rights are valued and laws are duly abided by. However, the security camera footage […]
The Meteor file wiper malware is linked to a cyberattack that took place on July 9th, 2021 on the Iranian railway system and transport ministry. The IT security researchers at SentinelOne’s security have reported that a cyberattack that brought down Iran’s national railways earlier in July involved a new, reusable wiper malware known as Meteor. […]
Besides Press TV; there are at least 6 additional regional websites that are currently displaying notices of seizure apparently uploaded by the US authorities. The official website of Press TV (Presstv.com), an Iranian state-owned news and documentary network has been allegedly seized by the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), Hackread.com has learned. The development has […]
According to SentinelOne, Iranian hackers have developed a combo of disk wiper and ransomware and their target is Israeli cyberinfrastructure. The Agrius hacking group has surfaced again, and this time it is causing much more destruction than ever before. According to a research report from SentinelOne, the group has stopped using destructive wiper malware and […]
The hacker behind the data leak claims they downloaded the Raychat app data when the company exposed its entire database online between December 2020 to January 2021. Raychat app (Raychat.io), a popular Iranian social and business messaging platform has apparently suffered a data breach in which personal data and records of over 150 million users […]
A hacker group successfully launched a cyber attack against the Federal Security Service (FSB), a Russian government intelligence agency. According to reports from cybersecurity specialists, about 7.5 terabytes of classified information were extracted in the attack. Various media claim that among the information compromised during this incident are Russian projects to disable private browsing with […]
Vulnerability testing specialists reported the emergence of a new malware variant capable of removing firmware from Internet of Things (IoT) devices. This outbreak reminds experts the malware variant known as BirckerBot, which destroyed millions of IoT devices a couple of years ago. This new malware variant, called Silex, was detected during the early hours of […]
Iran government officials claim to have dismantled a gigantic cyber espionage network operated by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In addition, Iran mentions that several American spies have been arrested around the world after this investigation, reported IT security audits specialists. According to reports from the Reuters news agency the tension between the U.S. […]
Some details about the hacking campaigns deployed by OilRig, a group of malicious hackers linked to the Iranian government have been revealed by a hacker group self called Lab Dookhtegan, reported cyber security service specialists. OilRig is a group of advanced persistent threats (APT) linked to Iran regime active at least since 2014. The main […]
The ride-hailing app database was hosted on an insecure MongoDB server. Another day, another data breach – This time, security researchers have identified a ride-hailing app exposing personal data of 1 to 2 million Iranian drivers, thanks to an insecure MongoDB database. The database (labeled named ‘doroshke-invoice-production) was discovered by Security Discovery’s researcher Bob Diachenko […]
Microsoft has announced that it has seized some key websites that Iranian hackers used for stealing sensitive information from unsuspecting users in the US as well as launching cyber attacks. Reportedly, 99 websites have been seized by Microsoft of an Iranian hacker group that is known by many names including Phosphorus, Charming Kitten and APT […]
Enterprise software developer Citrix becomes a victim of state-sponsored hack attack after hackers steal the company’s secrets. One of the most popular enterprise software and networking and remote access technology provider firm Citrix affirmed that its internal network was compromised by international criminals. Reportedly, the attackers exploited weak passwords and managed to get limited access […]
The United States Department of Justice has charged two Iranian nationals with allegedly developing and using SamSam ransomware against their targets in the United States and Canada to carry out computer hacking and extortion scheme from Iran. Both Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri, 27 and Faramarz Shahi Savandi, 34 have been charged with six counts together with one count of conspiracy […]
An Iranian critical network was affected by a new, sophisticated and destructive version of the cyber weapon Stuxnet According to reports of cybersecurity and digital forensics experts from the International Institute of Cyber Security, a critical network of Iran was affected by a destructive malware attack hours after Israel revealed that the Mossad had thwarted a plan […]
On Thursday 24th May, the airport screens at Mashhad city in northeast Iran were hacked and defaced by an unknown group of hackers with messages against the Iranian government. The hackers left images on the arrival and departure monitor screens at the airport displaying statements against the Iranian government and military’s activities and presence in the Middle East. According to Radio Farda, […]