New Hacking Group APT Iran Emerges
According to chron.com, Iranian linked hackers have claimed responsibility for a widespread service outage at AT&T in Texas. The group, calling itself “APT Iran”, created its Telegram channel on September 9 of this year. Their first attack took place on…
Gorz Rostam Hacking Group Targeted US Water Infrastructure
The cyber arena has witnessed a surge of activity from a group known as “Gorz Rostam.” This group, a politically motivated pro Iran cyber actor, has made itself known in the cyber space through a series of global attacks and…
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…
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…
What you should do during an internet outage
For years, the government has had a history of using the limiting of internet access as a tool for censorship and oppression against the Iranian people. Therefore, the aim of this report is to provide guidance on how to counter…
Iranian hacking group carries out cyber operations against 2 Swedish companies
Swedish news outlet ‘Dagens Nyheter’ have published an article stating that hacker networks connected to the Islamic Republic of Iran Intelligence Services, in Spring this year, exploited 2 Swedish software companies and their trade infrastructure to carry out covert cyber…
Handala hacking group exposes confidential access to Suvarnabhumi Airport
On November 15, 2025, the cyber group known as “Banished Kitten” or “Handala” affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security of Iran (MOIS), inadvertently disclosed confidential access to the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, whilst attempting to breach the…
ProtonMail shows faults in its unshakable privacy policy
last month the so-called privacy oriented ProtonMail webmail service quietly removed IP tracking from its list of privacy protections for which it has been praised for in the past. The company’s privacy policy, which was quietly updated now says that…