Coordinated Cyberattacks Target Minnesota Water Facilities
Following a two-day wave of coordinated attacks, at least one municipal water system has been impacted. According to a report by Bleeping Computer on July 26th and 27th, several water systems in cities across the state of Minnesota, including Braham,…
Nimbus Manticore Resumes New Wave of Attacks
The Iranian state backed hacking group, “Nimbus Manticore“, has been attributed to a new campaign of cyberattacks against entities across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia. Nimbus Manticore focuses its activities on the aviation, telecommunications, and defense sectors throughout…
Hack of Israeli Defense Company
Cyberban News Agency has reported a large-scale cyberattack against the company “IMCO”. According to the agency, the Arabic-speaking group “Cyber Isnaad Front”, linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), took responsibility for the attack in a post on “LeakForum”,…
Is the Spokesperson of the Khatam al-Albiya Central HQ AI?
One of the most famous figures to emerge from Iran’s conflict with the U.S. and Israel is the spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters (KCHQ), Lieutenant Colonel Ebrahmin Zolfaghari. On one hand he is seen as a symbol of…
Iran tracks US contractors’ mobile devices
According to a report by the Financial Times, at the beginning and during the 40-day war, Iranian cyber attackers attempted to locate devices belonging to US forces in the Middle East for targeting. The report states that at the beginning…
Islamic Azad University Hacked
According to a report published by the “Citna” news agency, a new hacking group called “Sarbedaran” which has been linked to the Mujahedin al Khalq (MEK), announced on it’s Telegram channel that it had infiltrated the systems of the Islamic…
New Iranian APT “Cavern Manticore”
According to a report published by the Israeli cybersecurity organization “Check Point Research” a new Iranian advanced persistent threat group has emerged. This group, named “Cavern Manticore”, has been targeting the Israeli government and the country’s IT sector. The hacking…
Iranian citizen arrested for cyber attacks
According to Iran International, an Iranian citizen named Amir Barati was arrested last week in Montenegro. He is accused of leading a widespread hacking campaign that targeted over 130 universities, with the attacks estimated to have caused around $3.4 billion…