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Pierluigi Paganini June 27, 2022

Cyberattack halted the production at the Iranian state-owned Khuzestan Steel company

Iranian state-owned Khuzestan Steel Company was hit by a cyber attack that forced the company to halt its production. The Khuzestan Steel Company is one of the major steel companies owned by the Iranian government. The company was forced to halt production due to a cyberattack. According to the Associated Press, Khuzestan Steel Company has a monopoly […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 06, 2022

Microsoft seized 41 domains used by Iran-linked Bohrium APT

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) announced the seizure of domains used by Iran-linked APT Bohrium in spear-phishing campaigns. Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) announced to have taken legal action to disrupt a spear-phishing operation linked to Iran-linked APT Bohrium. The IT giant has seized the domains used by the threat actors employed in its attacks aimed […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 03, 2022

Microsoft blocked Polonium attacks against Israeli organizations

Microsoft blocked an attack activity aimed at Israeli organizations attributed to a previously unknown Lebanon-based hacking group tracked as POLONIUM. Microsoft announced to have blocked a series of attacks targeting Israeli organizations that have been conducted by a previously unknown Lebanon-based hacking group tracked as POLONIUM. POLONIUM has targeted or compromised more than 20 Israeli […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 26, 2022

Iran-linked APT Rocket Kitten exploited VMware bug in recent attacks

The Iran-linked APT group Rocket Kitten has been observed exploiting a recently patched CVE-2022-22954 VMware flaw. Iran-linked Rocket Kitten APT group has been observed exploiting a recently patched CVE-2022-22954 VMware Workspace ONE Access flaw to deploy ‘Core Impact’ Backdoor. The CVE-2022-22954 vulnerability is a server-side template injection remote code execution issue, it was rated 9.8 […]

Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2022

Iran announced to have foiled massive cyberattacks on public services

State television announced that Iran has foiled massive cyberattacks that targeted public services operated by both government and private organizations. According to the Iran state television, the attack attempts took place in recent days and aimed at the infrastructure of more than 100 public sector agencies. The report did not name entities that were targeted […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2022

A massive DDoS attack hit Israel, government sites went offline

Many Israel government websites were offline after a cyberattack, defense sources claim that this is the largest-ever attack that hit the country. Israeli media reported that a massive DDoS attack has taken down many Israel government websites. The Jerusalem Post attributed the attack to an allegedly Iran-linked threat actor that claimed responsibility for the attack. Multiple […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 25, 2022

US and UK details a new Python backdoor used by MuddyWater APT group

US and UK cybersecurity agencies provided details of a new malware used by Iran-linked MuddyWater APT. CISA, the FBI, the US Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF), UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), and the NSA, and law enforcement agencies have published a joint advisory on new malware used by Iran-linked MuddyWater APT group […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 23, 2022

Iranian Broadcaster IRIB hit by wiper malware

Iranian national media corporation, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), was hit by a wiper malware in late January 2022. An investigation into the attack that hit the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) in late January, revealed the involvement of a disruptive wiper malware along with other custom-made backdoors, and scripts and configuration files […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 03, 2022

Israeli Media Outlets hacked on the anniversary of Soleimani killing

Threat actors hacked the website of Jerusalem Post and the Twitter account of Maariv outlet on Soleimani killing anniversary. Threat actors have taken over the website of the English-language Jerusalem Post and the Twitter account of Maariv daily newspaper publishing a picture of a fist firing a shell out of a ring with a red stone on a finger toward an […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 15, 2021

Iran-linked Seedworm APT targets Telecoms organizations across the Middle East and Asia

Researchers uncovered a new Seedworm campaign targeting telecommunication and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia. Iran-linked APT group Seedworm (aka MERCURY, MuddyWater, TEMP.Zagros, or Static Kitten) is behind a new cyberespionage campaign targeting telecommunication and IT service providers in the Middle East and Asia, Symantec warns. The Seedworm has been active since at least […]

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Cyberattack halted the production at the Iranian state-owned Khuzestan Steel company

Microsoft seized 41 domains used by Iran-linked Bohrium APT

Microsoft blocked Polonium attacks against Israeli organizations

Iran-linked APT Rocket Kitten exploited VMware bug in recent attacks

Iran announced to have foiled massive cyberattacks on public services

A massive DDoS attack hit Israel, government sites went offline

US and UK details a new Python backdoor used by MuddyWater APT group

Iranian Broadcaster IRIB hit by wiper malware

Israeli Media Outlets hacked on the anniversary of Soleimani killing

Iran-linked Seedworm APT targets Telecoms organizations across the Middle East and Asia

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