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UK Power Plant Shut Down For Four Days

According to the British newspaper, The Telegraph, hackers linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran have targeted a British power plant, taking it offline for four days. Notably, this is believed to be the first time that hackers affiliated with…

Continued Cyberattacks Against The U.S

A few weeks ago, we reported on a coordinated cyberattack campaign focused on water facilities in the state of Minnesota, and it now appears these attacks are still ongoing. In recent days, U.S media has reported a series of new…

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,…

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”,…

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…

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…

Nimbus Manticore group starts new campaign

‌Based on a newly released article from the cybersecurity firm Unit 42, the advanced persistent-threat group Nimbus Manticore – which is linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – is carrying out a widespread new campaign against organizations in the…

Further information about new hacking group, Setarehgan Azadi

After a reliable source informed us about the recent attack by a new hacking group against the Pendar Koshk Imen Company (PKI), a representative of the group contacted us to provide further information about them, which we have published below:…

Hacker Group “MuddyWater” uses Microsoft Teams to Steal Credentials

Days ago, the security company Rapid 7 announced on their website that the group MuddyWater has carried out a new ransomware attack. The MOIS aligned threat actor group, MuddyWater, which has been active since around 2018, has carried out a…