Tortoiseshell Archives

A picture taken from the plain of Khiam shows a man waving an Iranian flag as smoke rises from burning dry grass, following skirmishes between Lebanese youths and Israeli soldiers, at a rally to mark the 23rd anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, on May 25, 2023. (Photo by MAHMOUD ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran hacking group impersonates defense firms, hostage campaigners

A hacking campaign linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is targeting firms in the defense sector with a pair of new backdoors.

Feb 27, 2024 By AJ Vicens

Facebook takedown — Stickers bearing the Facebook logo at the F8 developers conference in San Jose, California, on April 30, 2019. (REUTERS / Stephen Lam)

Iranian spies tried hacking US military personnel by posing as job recruiters on Facebook

Facebook said it took down the campaign from the hackers known as Tortoiseshell.

Jul 15, 2021 By Tim Starks

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