OpenAI says it has disrupted 20-plus foreign influence networks in past year

Threat actors were observed using ChatGPT and other tools to scope out attack surfaces, debug malware and create spearphishing content.

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U.S. government charges three Iranians in Trump campaign hack 

The individuals allegedly used spearphishing and malware to target the accounts of “dozens” of current and former U.S. officials. 

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IRGC hacked a Swedish SMS service in response to Quran burning, authorities say

The Swedish Public Prosecutor’s Office said the Iranian hacking unit pushed 15,000 texts after breaching an unnamed telecom firm.

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Iran Was Behind Thousands of Text Messages Calling for Revenge Over Quran Burnings, Sweden Says

Sweden is accusing Iran of hacking SMS service and sending out thousands of text messages calling for revenge over Quran burnings.
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Iranian-linked election interference operation shows signs of recent access

People associated with the operation shared with a journalist a document dated Sept. 15, according to new reporting.

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Iranian APT Operating as Initial Access Provider to Networks in the Middle East

Iranian state-sponsored threat actor UNC1860 is operating as an initial access provider to high-profile networks in the Middle East.
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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.”

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Iranian Hackers Tried but Failed to Interest Biden’s Campaign in Stolen Trump Info, FBI Says

Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden’s campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump’s campaign.
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U.S. agencies say Iranian hackers tried to pass ‘non-public’ Trump campaign docs to Biden’s campaign

According to a joint statement from CISA, ODNI and the FBI, there is no evidence that anyone from Biden’s campaign responded to the offer.

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