A cyber espionage operation dubbed MiniDuke has targeted government organisations in as many as 23 countries, security vendors said on …
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“Don’t mess with our elections”: hackers warn Iran
The attack has disrupted data centres in Iran and has reportedly been launched in multiple countries as well. The hackers have left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our elections”, the Iranian IT ministry said on Saturday. 0 3353
Stuxnet ‘dates back to 2005’
Researchers from Symantec have found and analysed a version of the Stuxnet cyber sabotage malware that predates previously discovered versions …
DDoS bank attacks signal new era of cyber warfare
Cyber attacks on U.S. banks over the last several months reflect a frightening new era in cyber warfare, according to …
Is Iran really behind recent stream of DDoS bank attacks?
Though U.S. officials have consistently blamed Iran for the ongoing stream of distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS) against major …
Botnets for hire likely used in US cyber attacks, Iran denies involvement
Evidence collected from a website that was recently used to flood U.S. banks with junk traffic suggests that the people …
Iran struck by cyberattack similar to April’s oil hit
Iran’s national CERT has warned of a new type of data-wiping malware that bears some of the hallmarks of a cyberattack that severely …
India’s Supreme Court to hear petition against cyberlaw
India’s Supreme Court has asked the government of Maharashtra state in western India for information on what action was taken …
Symantec spots odd malware targeting Iran
Symantec has spotted another odd piece of malware that appears to be targeting Iran and is designed to meddle with …
U.S. orders sanctions for Iranian minister for Internet censorship
The U.S. on Thursday said it ordered sanctions against Iran’s Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Reza Taghipour, and other …
Cisco to cut ties with ZTE after alleged Iranian sales
Cisco has reportedly cut ties with Chinese telecom vendor ZTE after allegations that ZTE sold Cisco gear to Iran. In …