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The flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on May 24, 2021 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Michael Gruber/Getty Images)

Krebs: Iranian outreach to Biden campaign was ‘late breaking’ news to U.S. gov

The former CISA director said Iran's operation was "not something" the government had "been tracking for months."

Sep 19, 2024 By AJ Vicens

The Iranian national flag is seen outside the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters during the agency’s Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on March 1, 2021. (Photo by JOE KLAMAR/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran increases phishing attempts on U.S., Israeli targets

APT42 targeted the Biden and Trump presidential campaigns from May to June, Google researchers found.

Aug 14, 2024 By Christian Vasquez

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on August 08, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump campaign says emails were hacked, jumpstarting ‘a wild ride’ to election day

Former NSA cyber head Rob Joyce says the reported Iranian hack-and-leak op shows the country “in a cycle again” ahead of November’s presidential election.

Aug 11, 2024 By AJ Vicens

President Xi Jinping of China is seen on a program from the CGTN archive as it plays on a computer monitor on February 04, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Leaked documents show how firm supports Chinese hacking operations

Documents that appear to belong to the offensive security firm I-SOON provide a rare window into the world of Beijing's hackers for hire.

Feb 21, 2024 By AJ Vicens

People stage a protest on October 1, 2022 in Rome, following the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in Iran. (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

Iranian government blames ‘foreign country’ for hack-and-leak of nuclear information

In a message to CyberScoop, the hactivists that took responsibility for the attack denied the Iranian government's claim.

Oct 24, 2022 By AJ Vicens

Image posted to the Gonjeshke Darande Telegram and Twitter feeds alongside the tranche of stolen documents.

Hacktivists claiming attack on Iranian steel facilities dump tranche of ‘top secret documents’

Incident just the latest iteration of the back and forth between Israeli and Iranianian-aligned hackers.

Jul 7, 2022