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Hooshyarane Vatan hack Safiran

The cyber group known as Hooshyarane Vatan has once again exposed an Iranian company working with the IRGC. Read about their previous attack here and here. This time it is Safiran airport services who have been facilitating weapons and UAV…

Anonymous continues attacks as part of Op Iran

Dear reader since we published our report on the history of Anonymous the collective has continued attacks as part of OpIran. They have been able to hack many sites. They also recently have hacked IranCell and obtained the data of…

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…

Is Physical security missing from your cybersecurity policy?

Physical security is an often forgotten or overlooked part of a corporate cybersecurity policy. To be effective a cybersecurity policy must be able to counter a cyberattack at any stage of what cyber experts call a cyber-kill chain.    …

Predatory Sparrow Cyber group attacks Iranian Steel Companies

Guest written by: Jamshid Sani CISP   A hacking group called Predatory Sparrow has claimed responsibility for a recent cyber-attack which allegedly targeted three Iranian steel companies. In social media posts on Monday 27 June 2022, the group named Khuzestan…

Elon Musk sued for $258 billion dollar over Dogecoin pyramid scheme

  On Thursday 16th June, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, was sued for $258 billion dollar after Dogecoin investor accused him and the companies where he is CEO of running pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency and using…

Bitcoin what is happening to the crypto market

  Bitcoin, the world’s largest digital currency, has fallen sharply to $ 24,548 (103,563,060 tomans) per coin, the lowest level in 18 months. Other known currencies have met the same fate, with ether falling from a high of $ 4811.70…