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Kaspersky Lab has discovered a brand new cyber-spying campaign targeting Android users via Telegram chat app and infected websites while watering holes is the preferred attack vector. Watering holes is a technique in which famous websites are infected with malware so that visitors unknowingly get their devices infected. The main targets of this campaign are users […]
Cisco switches at data centers located in Iran and Russia became the target of hackers this Friday. Reportedly, Cisco devices were hijacked through the exploitation of their Smart Install feature. After attacking the vulnerable switches, hackers rewrote their IOS image with that of an image of the US flag and the following message was uploaded: […]
For years, the ex-NSA (National Security Agency) whistleblower Edward Snowden has been raising awareness about so-called secure messaging applications or programs and publically criticised apps like Skype, Google Allo, and Telegram. In fact, NSA documents leaked by him showed how Microsoft handed over plain text Skype chats of users to the agency. But today, citing the tense situation […]
The IT security researchers at Kaspersky Labs have discovered a new malware targeting oil and gas companies in the Middle East and also aiming towards targets in Europe. Dubbed StoneDrill by researchers, the malware can evade antivirus detection and destroy everything on an infected device. Kaspersky Labs discovered that StoneDrill is being used in attacks […]
The never ending cyber war between Iran and Saudi Arabia has reached a new height – Same goes for the use of Shamoon malware from Iran against the Kingdom. The renewed attacks have come after a four-year sabbatical with what seems like a newer, improved strain of the Shamoon malware virus. The Saudi government had issued a […]
There was a time when users believed that Mac machines are safe to be used since Apple’s security features are second to none in the market. However, the notion is about to change. According to the analysis of two security researchers Claudio Guarnieri and Collin Anderson, there is a Mac-based malware dubbed as MacDownloader that […]
The dreaded Shamoon malware is back to haunt Saudi Arabia; therefore, the government has wasted no time in issuing a warning alert to a number of organizations. This time Shamoon’s new variant Shamoon 2 has been identified to be circulating and affecting Saudi organizations, according to CrowdStrike, an American cybersecurity technology company. Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike VP, […]
A group of hackers going by the handle of “Group_Dmar” hacked and defaced the official website of Kuwaiti Parliament on Saturday when the country was gearing up for its parliamentary election. Hackers left a deface page along with a brief message in Arabic accusing Mr. Abdul Hamid Dashti, a member of parliament of being an Iranian agent […]
Origin-Based Games Blocked by Electronic Arts (EA) in Myanmar — Five other Countries are already blocked including Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Syria and Ukraine. If you are in Myanmar and can’t access Origin-based games then it’s not some DDoS attack on Electonic Arts servers, it’s just that the company has blocked origin games in your country. […]
Who needs an army on the ground when one can target its enemy with malware? This time, it’s Iran having their Petrochemical Complexes infected with malware. A malicious malware has recently been discovered and eliminated by Iran from two of its important petrochemical complexes. It should be noted that only recently (last week to be precise) the world […]
In June 2016 Iranian security researchers exposed a critical vulnerability in Telegram app allowing anyone to send over-sized anonymous messages to anyone. Now, Iranian hackers have compromised more than a dozen accounts on the Telegram instant messaging service and identified the phone numbers of 15 million Iranian users, the largest known breach of the encrypted […]
Iranian Internet Service provider Daba has suffered a data breach in which an Israeli hacker has leaked login credentials of thousands of registered users! An Israeli hacker going by the handle of Zurael_sTz has hacked the official website of Iranian Internet services provider Daba and leaked login credentials of thousands of registered users online earlier today. Zurael_sTz who […]
Personal data of 20 million MTN Irancell users available for public after a Telegram bot allowed anyone with a cell number of the victim to access their information! In a strange incident, an Internet bot has been blamed for hacking 20 million MTN Irancell users, one of the most popular and second largest mobile phone operator in Iran. Fars news agency […]
Telegram users are vulnerable to attacks due to programming error allowing anyone to send invisible and over-sized messages on their devices! Telegram is a cloud-based instant messaging service which allows users to send encrypted messages on platforms like (Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Ubuntu Touch) and desktop systems (Windows, OS X, Linux). The service has 100 million […]
Short Bytes: Alex Gibney is known for his investigative documentaries that garner a unanimous applause from the critics. During the reporting for his latest cyber warfare-focused film Zero Days, the US government’s secret plan called Nitro Zeus was uncovered. This plan deals with a massive cyberattack on Iran’s infrastructure if the nuclear negotiations with Iran would have fail. […]
Computers of 1800 Key Personalities including Ex-Israeli Army Chief-of-Staff Penetrated by Iran-Sponsored Hacker Last year, some private pictures of IDF’s women soldiers were stolen and used by hackers to breach Israeli military server — Now top Israeli figures may have been hacked by Iranian hackers. Israel happens to be quite ahead in cyber-security technology as it ranks […]
A group of researchers from Checkpoint Security firm claimed that they have breached phishing servers that were used by the Rocket Kitten. Rocket Kitten is a group of hackers who are believed to be working in cahoots with the Iranian government. Rocket Kitten came into the spotlight in April 2014 and were unmasked in May […]
An Iranian hacker from Iran Hack Security Team hacked and defaced the official website of Royal Saudi Air Force this Friday morning. Though the hacker didn’t upload any deface page on the Saudi Air Force website, but the message in text form “Hacked By Mr.Xpr! Iran Hack Security Team” made it obvious that somehow the hacker was […]
Links traced to “Animal Farm” group and State Sponsored cyber criminals who already have targeted Syrian and Iranian computers in 2013. Bratislava, Slovakia-based security firm ESET’s researchers have identified a very sophisticated Trojan that attacked Iranian and Syrian subjects in 2013 while rumor is that the group is a secret wing of the French Intelligence service. […]
Someone hacked the official website of Lithuanian Armed Forces and posted false information about NATO ready to attack Kaliningrad Oblast. A group of unknown hackers hacked the official website of Lithuanian Armed Forces, Thursday morning and defaced it with a provocative message claiming that the reason for U.S.-led Saber Strike training exercises, which began on June 8 is to […]
Saudi Arabia along with its allies is fighting a war in Yemen while their hackers are fighting an online war against Iran, accusing the country of supporting Houthi forces. A Saudi hacker going with the handle of RxR HaCker hacked and defaced the official website of Iranian Ministry of Defense, Thursday night. The targeted domain belongs to Gozinesh […]