Pierluigi Paganini
June 24, 2025
U.S. warns of cyberattacks by pro-Iranian groups after launching airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear sites amid the Iran –Israel war starting June 13, 2025. The Iran conflict raises cyber threat levels in the U.S., with likely low-level attacks by pro-Iranian hacktivists and possible state-linked cyber activity. Following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, President Trump called […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 23, 2025
Cyber Fattah leaked thousands of records on athletes and visitors from past Saudi Games, per U.S.-based cybersecurity firm Resecurity. Resecurity (USA) identified the threat actors associated with the “Cyber Fattah” movement leaked thousands of records containing information about visitors and athletes from past Saudi Games, one of the major sports events in the Kingdom. The […]
Pierluigi Paganini
June 21, 2025
Iran confirmed an Internet shutdown to counter Israeli cyberattacks, citing threats to critical infrastructure, and interfere with drone control. Iran experienced a near-total internet blackout on Wednesday as tensions with Israel escalated into the first week of conflict. However, the exact cause behind the collapse of Iran’s internet remains unclear. While the timing coincides with […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 25, 2024
Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been observed using a new variant of the BellaCiao malware dubbed BellaCPP, Kaspersky researchers warn. The Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been observed using a C++ variant of the BellaCiao malware, dubbed BellaCPP. BellaCiao, a .NET-based malware, combines webshell persistence with covert tunneling. The malicious code was first […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 18, 2024
U.S. and allies warn of attacks from Iran-linked actors targeting critical infrastructure through brute-force attacks in a year-long campaign. Intelligence and cybersecurity agencies from the U.S., Australia, and Canada, warn about a year-long campaign carried out by Iran-linked threat actors to break into critical infrastructure organizations via brute force and password spraying attacks. The attacks […]
Pierluigi Paganini
October 12, 2024
As Middle East tensions rise, cyberattacks hit Iran’s government branches and nuclear facilities, following Israel’s response to Iran’s October 1 missile barrage. Amid escalating Middle East tensions, Iran faced major cyberattacks Saturday, disrupting its government branches and targeting nuclear facilities. The massive cyberattack followed Israel’s pledged response to Iran’s October 1 missile barrage, as regional […]
Pierluigi Paganini
September 20, 2024
Iran-linked APT group UNC1860 is operating as an initial access facilitator that provides remote access to Middle Eastern Networks. Mandiant researchers warn that an Iran-linked APT group, tracked as UNC1860, is operating as an initial access facilitator that provides remote access to target networks in the Middle East. UNC1860 is linked to Iran’s Ministry of […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 17, 2024
OpenAI announced it had dismantled an Iranian influence operation that was producing content related to the U.S. Presidential election. OpenAI has dismantled an Iran-linked influence operation, tracked as identified as Storm-2035, that was generating content about the U.S. presidential election. The company blocked a cluster of ChatGPT accounts that were used to create AI-generated articles and […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 15, 2024
Google disrupted a hacking campaign carried out by the Iran-linked APT group APT42 targeting the US presidential election. Google announced that it disrupted a hacking campaign carried out by Iran-linked group APT42 (Calanque, UNC788) that targeted the personal email accounts of individuals associated with the US elections. APT42 focuses on highly targeted spear-phishing and social […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 15, 2024
Iranian news outlet reported that a major cyber attack targeted the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and several other banks causing disruptions. Iran International reported that a massive cyber attack disrupted operations of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and several other banks in the country. The attack crippled the computer systems of the banks […]
