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U.S. Government Hits Alleged Iranian Hackers with Indictments, Sanctions

The U.S. government indictments, sanctions and detailing of TTPs were part of a wave of actions against Iran-linked threat actors that allegedly targeted critical infrastructure organizations since 2020.

Iran

Iranian Attackers Upgrade Social Engineering Tactics

Iranian threat actor TA453 has been sending spear-phishing emails that impersonate real individuals from Western foreign policy research institutions.

Iran

White House Plans ‘Further Action’ After Iranian Cyberattack on Albania

The White House and the Albanian government blamed Iranian government-supported actors for a July attack on Albania infrastructure, and said futrher action would be forthcoming.

Iran, Government

Iranian APT Using Custom Tool to Scrape Gmail, Outlook Inboxes

The Iranian APT group known as Charming Kitten has been using a new tool called HYPERSCRAPE to steal the contents of Gmail, Yahoo, and Outlook 365 inboxes.

Google, Iran

Meta Disrupts Two Iranian Threat Groups

Meta has disrupted the operations of two Iranian threat actors, including UNC788 and a previously unidentified group, that were using the company's platforms to target a wide range of victims.

Iran, Facebook