Iran-linked CyberAv3ngers suspected in attacks on Minnesota water systems

Security researchers at Tenable suspect the Iran-linked faux hacktivist outfit CyberAv3ngers was behind the cyberattack that disrupted more than 30 Minnesota water facilities. Neither state-level nor federal officials have made any claims regarding attribution for the attacks, however, Tenable reckons the operational Read More …

CISA has expanded the scope of its alert on Iranian-affiliated hackers attacking critical infrastructure

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has expanded the scope of its alert on Iranian-affiliated hackers attacking critical infrastructure, including water and energy facilities. The original advisory focused on programmable logic controllers (PLCs) manufactured by Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley. The update warns that the Read More …

Ukrainians are using VPNs to cause havoc in Russia by changing fuel station statuses on maps in a bid to cause chaos and confusion

A coordinated online campaign has reportedly encouraged users to alter fuel station information on digital maps across Russia, creating confusion among drivers. The activity involves changing station statuses by marking locations with available fuel as empty or showing closed stations Read More …

Iran claims US used backdoors to knock out networking equipment during war

Iranian media is claiming that the US used backdoors and/or botnets to disable networking equipment during the current war, and Chinese state media is dining out on the allegations. Reports from Iran claim hardware made by Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and Read More …

Iran targets M365 accounts with password-spraying attacks

Suspected Iran-linked threat actors are conducting password-spraying attacks against hundreds of organizations, primarily Middle Eastern municipalities, in campaigns that security researchers believe may have been aimed at supporting bomb-damage assessment following missile strikes. Tel Aviv-based Check Point Research on Tuesday Read More …

Iran threatens to start attacking major US tech firms on April 1

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned Tuesday that it plans to begin attacking more than a dozen American companies across the Middle East on Wednesday in retaliation for the killing of Iranian citizens in the ongoing war with the US Read More …

Iranian hackers allegedly breached FBI Director Patel’s personal emails

Hackers breached FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, according to sources familiar with the situation. The majority of the emails were from prior to 2019, according to sources, and appear to be from before his tenure at the FBI. There Read More …

UAE: Up to 100 people arrested by police for filming drone or missile strikes

Up to 100 people have been arrested by police in the UAE for filming drone or missile strikes, it emerged this morning. Abu Dhabi Police alone have arrested 45 people of multiple nationalities for filming various locations amid current ongoing Read More …

‘Hundreds’ of Iranian hacking attempts have hit surveillance cameras since the missile strikes

Multiple Iranian hacking crews have been targeting internet-connected surveillance cameras across Israel and other Middle Eastern countries since the war started on February 28, according to Check Point security researchers. The Tel Aviv-based security shop has tracked “hundreds” of attempts Read More …

Amazon Web Services data centres in the Middle East hit by Iran strikes

Amazon Inc has said two Amazon Web Services data centres in the United Arab Emirates were hit by drone strikes, with another facility in Bahrain damaged by a nearby attack, as Iran retaliated to the strikes by the US and Read More …