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…
WhatsApp encryption: is it as secure as they say?
Facebook says it does not read WhatsApp messages WhatsApp messenger is an american freeware instant messaging services that is owned by Facebook and has become extremely popular worldwide due to its full ability to support voice calls video calls and…
Malware: Iranian ISP spearphished to spread awareness of IRGC malicious activity
Iranian ISPs spearphished to reveal IRGC use of malware a large spearphishing campaign has targeted at least two Iranian ISPs according to ICNAs contacts within Shatel and Respina. The intent of the spearphishing does not appear to be malicious in…
Natanz attack prove cyber deals do little to stop real world threat to Iran
More attacks on Natanz The past weeks have proven yet again the natanz nuclear power plat was attacked from israel in an unprovoked and cowedly act of terrorism. The attack took place just day after the president had anounced a…
BLACK SHADOW hack of Israeli company not for political revenge
A hacker group by the name of Black Shadow leaked images of ID cards, drivers licenses and other personal information on a Telegram channel after carrying out what the group says a massive cyber attack. On 1 December a Twitter…
The Internet of Things and its future in Iran
Technological readiness and investment The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term that refers to a network of physical objects that are able to connect with each other and exchange data over the internet with only little human intervention. In…
Iran hackers accused of sending threatening Proud Boys emails to Democrats
On wednesday night officials of the United States accused Iran of targeting American Democrat voters with faked emails that warned that both Iran and Russia has obtained voter data that could be used to threaten and disrupt the US election….
Iranian TYRANT Ransomware
A new type of ransomware have been discovered on October 16 2017 which appears to be Iranian. The Tyrant Ransomware is a data encryption Trojan that is classified as a mid-tier crypto-threat. The threat appears to be used in attacks on…
Iranian Expertise in IoT Security Research
Iranian academic security researchers at the ITRC (Information Technology Research Center) have published several white papers on the Internet of Things (IoT) which are available here: www.iot.itrc.ac.ir/fa/doc/list and the Security Challenges and Problems (security and privacy) in IoT and Proposed Solutions…
Android Security and Forensic Science by LinX64
A good article by Iranian academic is important step forward for people to understand security risks and how to undertake basic forensics if their Android device gets hacked. Mohammad Rezania -LinX64- of Firuzabad Campus of Islamic Azad University in Iran,…