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GhostSec Claim Breaching Iranian Govt Surveillance Software Tool
In a move that has caught global attention, the hacktivist group GhostSec announced a successful breach of the…
August 30, 2023
Iranian Hackers Posed as Israelis in Targeted LinkedIn Phishing Attack
The Israeli security agency Shin Bet claims to have thwarted a LinkedIn phishing scam carried out by Iranian hackers.
August 1, 2023
Israeli Oil Refinery Giant BAZAN Hit by Fresh Wave of Cyber Attacks
The culprits behind the cyber attacks call themselves the Cyber Avengers, with an apparent connection from Iran.
July 31, 2023
Iran’s Fars News Agency website hacked as part of anti-govt protests
The hackers from Black Reward Team are also claiming to have deleted nearly 250 terabytes of data from the Fars News website from its servers and computers.
November 27, 2022
Log4Shell – Iranian Hackers Accessed Domain Controller of US Federal Network
The attack, according to authorities, was launched on the Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB).
November 19, 2022
Black Reward Hackers Steal Trove of Emails from Iran’s Atomic Energy Agency
The group claims they launched this attack to demand the release of political prisoners arrested during the countrywide protests.
October 24, 2022
Hackers turn to Signal, Telegram and Dark Web to assist Iranian protestors
Hackers are actively using encrypted chat apps like Signal and Telegram to share stolen data belonging to the Iranian government, tutorials on how to hack, and use VPNs and Tor to bypass censorship.
September 29, 2022
Ransom fail: Iranian hackers leak trove of Israeli LGBTQ dating app data
Iranian Hackers Leaked Private Messages and sensitive data of 690,000 Israeli LGBTQ Dating App Atraf Users After $1 Million Ransom is Denied.
November 4, 2021
Iranian Gas Stations Crippled After Suffering Cyberattack
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."
October 27, 2021
Iran-linked hackers hit Israeli, US and EU defense tech firm
Microsoft has warned that hackers linked to Iran are mainly targeting Office 365 clients in defense technology firms.
October 12, 2021