Iran
Iran Alleges US Networking Gear Was Deliberately Disabled
Reports from Iranian state media claim that U.S.-manufactured networking gear ceased functioning at critical moments during military strikes. The allegations, which cannot be independently verified, claim there were simultaneous failures across routers ...
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Iran-Linked CyberAv3ngers Sets Sights on Water Utilities and Industrial Controllers
What happened An Iran-linked threat group known as CyberAv3ngers is being tied to active attacks against internet-facing industrial controllers in the United States. A joint advisory issued on April 7 by the ...
Iran Calls U.S. Tech Companies ‘Legitimate Targets,’ Threatens to Attack
Jeffrey Burt | | Aikido Security, Amazon AWS, Apple, cisco, cyberattack, cyberscams, Flashpoint, Handala, HP, IBM, Iran, Iran-Israel Conflict, Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, Phishing, pro-Iranian, United States
The Iranian government is threatening to attack the Middle East operations of more than a dozen U.S. tech companies, including Microsoft, Nvidia, and Google, calling them "legitimate targets." Meanwhile, pro-Iranian threat groups ...
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Pro-Iranian Hacking Group Claims Credit for Hack of FBI Director Kash Patel’s Personal Account
What happened A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed credit for hacking FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal account and said it was releasing emails and other documents tied to that account. The group, Handala, ...
State Department Launches New Bureau to Combat High-Tech Threats
Jon Swartz | | Bureau of Emerging Threats, china, cisa, CrowdStrike, Iran, Marco Rubio, quantum computing, Russia, Space Security, State Department, Stryker, Trump Administration
The State Department has officially operationalized the Bureau of Emerging Threats (ET), a high-stakes unit designed to shield American interests from the weaponization of advanced technology by foreign adversaries. The bureau’s launch ...
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Iran-Aligned Militias Signal Expanded Regional Risk Amid US–Israel–Iran Conflict
Across multiple theaters, Iran-aligned groups are using similar language, emphasizing shared objectives, and in some cases pointing to an expanded target set that reaches beyond their traditional operating areas. Taken together, this ...
Stryker Down! Iranians Hack the Healthcare Sector Technology Provider
 Stryker, a major medical equipment provider for the healthcare sector, has suffered a destructive cyberattack that wiped corporate data and severed employee access, likely from an Iranian sponsored hacking group.Stryker Corporation is ...
5 Actions Critical for Cybersecurity Leadership During International Conflicts
 The recent military attacks involving Iran in the Middle East are a stark reminder that cybersecurity leadership must continually incorporate geopolitical risk into their enterprise cyber risk posture and preparedness.Every crisis that ...
What to Expect from Iran’s Digital Counterstrike
Matthew Rosenquist | | Critical Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Cyberwar, Iran, iran strikes, iran war
 After the United States and Israel began a bombing campaign on Iran, leading to the decapitation of its political and military leaders, the Middle East has erupted into waves of kinetic warfare ...
NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Geopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre ...

