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The developers behind the Android malware have a new variant that spies on instant messages in WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype and more. Continue reading Rana Android Malware Updates Allow WhatsApp, Telegram IM Snooping
The Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed an indictment charging three Iranian men in connection with a scheme to steal critical data from U.S. aerospace and satellite companies — the latest in a string of U.S. charges against suspected Iranian hackers. U.S. prosecutors accused the three men of “engaging in a coordinated campaign of identity theft and hacking” on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The scheme allegedly spanned more than three years, and a targeted list of over 1,8000 online accounts comprising aerospace and satellite companies and government organizations, from the U.S. to the United Kingdom to Israel. The charges followed sanctions from the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday against dozens of Iranians, including alleged members of hacking group known as APT39, for allegedly targeting Iranian dissidents and journalists. It’s the latest update in an aggressive crackdown on Iranian hacking this week that has been a coordinated effort across multiple U.S. […]
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The first month of 2019 was a relatively slow month for cyber security in comparison with the steady stream of cyber attacks and breaches throughout 2018. On Saturday 26th January, car services and repair outfit Kwik Fit told customers its IT sys… Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for January 2019
A newly identified threat group linked to Iran is surveilling specific individuals of interest by stealing data primarily from companies in the telecommunications and travel industries, a report from FireEye published Tuesday. FireEye is adding the group to its list of advanced persistent threats as APT39. While not outright saying the group is state-sponsored, researchers said that APT39 appears to be be acting in support of Iranian state interests. That assessment is based on the group’s toolset overlap with other Iran-linked groups like APT33, APT34, Newscaster and Chafer. Still, FireEye says APT39’s apparent objective and its choices of malware variants warrant classifying it as a new group. “APT39’s focus on the telecommunications and travel industries suggests intent to perform monitoring, tracking, or surveillance operations against specific individuals that serve strategic requirements related to Iran’s strategic national priorities,” Cristiana Kittner, FireEye principal analyst of cyber-espionage analysis, told CyberScoop by email. It’s […]
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