The fight against cyber censorship is a game we must play
If you read this article outside Iran let us tell you that gaming is a very important activity in this country. There are estimates that there are much over 25 million gamers in Iran and it is surprising to some…
Websites defaced in revenge but Iran’s hackers want more unity
Two months ago we published an article about defacement of US government FDLP website in response to the murder of General Ghassem Soleimani. Our investigation into this defacement has found that this defacement was done by ESPAD security team. At…
Iranian hackers deface U.S. website in response to assassination of General Ghassem Soleimani
General Ghassem Soleimani in his life achieved great victories over Iran’s enemies and he died and achieved martyrdom in this path. Iranians expect revenge on the U.S. in the name of the martyr Haj Ghassem Soleimani and expect a cyber-attack…
Turla VS Oilrig: when APTs clash
Russian APT uses then abuses Iranian APT tools and infrastructure Turla background Turla (Venomous Bear, KRYPTON, WATERBUG) is a Russian APT operating since approximately 2005 who use spear phishing and watering hole campaigns and develop tools and malware. The…
Are you safe from the new zero-day Android exploit?
Google has identified another new zero-day exploit in Android devices (Apple users can skip to a different article!). This is the last in a series of Android exploits called CVE-2019-2215. This is not a warning by Google, this exploit is…
Before you move app….
Telegram talaeii which is known also as telegram gold and hotgram are common telegram forks developed in iran. Telegram warns against the use of these unofficial apps and google play protect (which is a features of google play store)…
Social media has a dark side – but this must not be an excuse to limit our freedoms
All over the globe we are seeing more news about the responsibilities of social media companies for the content shown on their sites. Of course, by letting people have free speech, social media platforms play an important role in drawing…
Whatsapp – updates and data sharing
Whatsapp reports that important updates are to come soon. Recently the company have made updates for android that allow a user to make group calls and another to make it more easy for a user to identify the person they…
What is Snort and why use it?
The Intrusion Prevention Systems called Snort has become very popular so here is some information that may be of useful to readers. An Intrusion Prevention Systems – IPS – is very similar to the Intrusion Detection System which monitors…
An introduction to Python
We are not talking about the snake here. Python is now one of the most used and one of the most versatile high level languages. It is quite easy to pick up and so has use to teach people of…