Hacked by Anonymous: Part Two of 4chan to Iran
Dear readers in our last article we describe how famous hacking group Anonymous was first formed from the website 4chan and went on to become famous for Hacktivist attacks across the world. In this next article we talk about Anonymous…
An Anonymous History: From 4chan to Iran
Dear readers in August the hacking group Anonymous first turned its eye on Iran, a group calling themselves The Sword of Anon released image of Saif al-Adl a high level member of al-Qaeda alongside number other member located in Tehran,…
Pegasus Spyware and the commercialization of spying
Guest written by: Laurrits Vestergaard Spying on personal communications is not new, it has been undertaken by governments for decades. However, the discovery of the extent of use of the Pegasus spyware in 2016 and subsequent research by Citizen…
What actually is a strong password?
Guest written by: Laurits Vestergaard What actually is a strong password? Increasingly our lives are online, thought innumerable online accounts all of which require a password. There are constant stories of data breaches and hacks where hackers have taken advantage…
Analysis of Café Bazaar apps reveal concerning malware problem
Overview of Café Bazaar Café Bazaar is an Iranian android marketplace created by Reza Mohammadi and Jessam Armandehi and has announced that the platform has surpassed 40 million users. For our non-iranian readers Cafe Bazaar offers its services for specifically…
Bitcoin mining blamed for latest Blackouts
we have brought our readers news on the development of the Bitcoin industry in Iran since the Government gave Bitcoin mining the ability to legally operate within the country as of late 2020. Now the downsides of Bitcoin mining are…
Life after WhatsApp
Everyone is talking about WhatsApp and their new policy update which users must accept if they want to continue to use the popular messaging app. This new update allows WhatsApp to share some user data with its parent company Facebook….
The best that can be done? Education site in Texas defaced by Iranian Group
A hacking group by the name of @UNIDENTIFIED_TM has claimed responsibility for the defacement of a education website in the American state of Texas. The hacks was in response to the attack that killed Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. The…
ITO Govt website target of hack despite warnings
On November 10th a government website (e-monitor.ito.gov.ir) belonging to the Information Technology Organization of Iran (ITO) was the target of a hack. ITO is responsible for administration and regulation of matters connected with IT sector in Iran and for taking…
Hosein)root Discovers XSS Vulnerability on Google Earth
On 25 November Hosein)root who asked ICNA publish his true name as Amir Hossein Sharbati on CXSecurity and some other places published his XSS vulnerability that he discovered in Google Earth. The vulnerability is of this nature that if KML…