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…
Shahkar System hack could mark the beginning of more troubles
our investigations at Iran Cyber News Agency have noted a distressing trend that we would like to bring to our readers. A huge amount of hacked and leaked Iranian data is for sale on the dark web and surface web…
Reveng3rs group responsible for hacking western companies
A group by the name of Revengers, also seen as reveng3rs and reveng3rz are claiming responsibility for the hack of the Israeli company called Hemilton on Telegram back in the month of february. The group says it has gained access…
Eitan medical attack, N3tw0rm active again
With a new attack on Israeli company Eitan medical it appears n3tw0rm has been hard at work with more hacks and exfiltration of data from victims. After our first article was published, we discovered another company that fell victim to…