Iranian State Hackers Partner Up for Large-Scale Attacks, Report

By Deeba Ahmed
Check Point researchers have detailed a new Iranian state-sponsored hacker group called Void Manticore, partnering with Scarred Manticore, another threat group based in Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security.
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House panel leaders call on Microsoft president to testify over security shortcomings

The Homeland Security Committee plans a May 22 hearing.

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How an Iranian-linked influence campaign pivoted after Oct. 7 attack on Israel

The multi-phase campaign seeks to divide and undermine Israeli society, according to a new Recorded Future analysis.

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Iranian hackers impersonate journalists in social engineering campaign 

Members of a notorious Iranian hacking crew are using false personas to steal credentials and access victim cloud environments, per a new Mandiant report.

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Iranian nationals charged with hacking U.S. companies, Treasury and State departments

$10 million rewards offered for information regarding the accused, who are allegedly connected to a pair of IRGC front companies.

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$10 Million Bounty on Iranian Hackers for Cyber Attacks on US Gov, Defense Contractors

Four Iranians are accused of hacking into critical systems at the Departments of Treasury and State and dozens of private US companies.
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Proposed data broker regulations draw industry pushback on anonymized data exceptions, bulk thresholds

Others contend that loosening things up could have dangerous consequences, and the administration should go the opposite direction.

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Biden executive order seeks to cut China off from Americans’ sensitive data

The order aims to bar the sale of large datasets containing sensitive data to six countries of concern. 

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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.

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