Iranian Government stories
Iranian state-sponsored threat group impersonates US Think Tank
Fri, 10th Mar 2023
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phishing
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cybersecurity
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secureworks
The targets in this instance were all women who are actively involved in political affairs and human rights in the Middle East region.
Iran-sponsored group using GitHub to deploy custom malware
Tue, 13th Dec 2022
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secureworks
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security vulnerabilities
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github
The Secureworks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has uncovered a subgroup of Iranian Cobalt Mirage using GitHub to store and deploy malware.
Iranian govt hackers phishing universities worldwide – Secureworks
Fri, 31st Aug 2018
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education
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phishing
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email security
The targeting of online academic resources is similar to previous cyber operations by COBALT DICKENS, a threat group associated with the Iranian govt.