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Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2018
Following recent mass demonstration, Iran Infy group may attempt to target protesters and their foreign contacts

Following the recent mass demonstration, the Iran-linked Infy group may attempt to target protesters and their contacts abroad. The crackdown of Iranian authorities on protesters and dissident could have a wide range and involve anyone in contact with them. According to cybersecurity firms and researchers, a nation-state actor called Infy is intensifying its attacks against anyone is […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 17, 2017
US Treasury announced sanctions against seven Iranian nationals and other entities

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 11 entities and Iranian nationals for malicious cyber-enabled activity. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 11 entities and individuals for malicious cyber-enabled activity. US Dept. of Treasury announced sanctions against 7 Iranian nationals and security firms […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 04, 2016
The Infy malware, a long running threat from Iran

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks have come across a new threat used by alleged Iran-linked Hackers in attacks since 2007. Security experts at Palo Alto Networks discovered a new malware, named Infy, that has been likely used by hackers from Iran in cyber espionage operations at least since 2007. The researchers discovered the Infy malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 25, 2016
Seven Iranian Hackers indicted by the US government for hacking

US authorities announced charges against seven Iranian hackers for attacking computer systems at banks and a dam in New York. A couple of days after the US DoJ announced that three components of the Syrian Electronic Army were inserted by the FBI in the Most Wanted list, today the US authorities announced charges against seven Iranian nationals for hacking […]