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”,…
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…
Handala Hack Group Commander Killed
According to a report published by the Israeli news agency C14, Yahya Hosseini Panjaki (also known as Seyed Yahya Hamidi) the leader of the Handala hack group – one of the most active and dangerous hacker groups that has targeted…
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…
Continuation of Iran’s war on the cyber battlefield
Whilst the conflict between the US/Israel coalition and Iran continues, Iran’s regime has intensified its effors in the cyber war. The hacking group Handala which emerged shortly after the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October and who previously claimed…
Cyber campaign “Red Kitten” targets human rights activists and NGOs
“Red Kitten” is an advanced persistent threat group affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which started its activities in January 2026, during the country-wide protests. It appears that the group has conducted a campaign targeting NGOs and human…
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…
Hooshyarane expose companies working with Mahan Air, IRGC-QF
Hooshyarane Vatan releases incriminating evidence of Mahan air and IRGC partnership Since late November the hacking group Hooshyarane Vatan has continued their campaign of outing the dangerous and illegal partnership between Mahan Air and the IRGC Quds Force. The group…