Iranian hackers launch ransomware campaign looking to steal details via Microsoft Teams An espionage campaign was concealed behind a ransomware attack by a commercial actor. TechRadar · May 7
Spotting the spyware: How modern spies are weaponizing phishing How state-sponsored spies weaponize modern phishing attacks. TechRadar · Apr 21
How cyberattacks are being used as weapons in the Iran war State-linked and hacktivist groups have claimed a series of cyberattacks against the United States and Israel since the war with Iran began. Euronews · Mar 18
Iranian hacker group deploys malicious Snake game to target Egyptian and Israeli critical infrastructure MuddyWater has deployed more sophisticated techniques and malware in a string of attacks targeting Israel and Egypt. TechRadar · Dec 3, 2025
Beware – Iran-linked fake VPN apps found to spy on Android users While VPN demand has soared across Iran since June 13, researchers discovered a new Android spyware campaign starting one week after the Israel-Iran conflict began. TechRadar · Jul 22, 2025
State-sponsored actors spotted using ClickFix hacking tool developed by criminals Iranians, Russians, and North Koreans have been observed trying to trick their targets into running shady commands on their computers. TechRadar · Apr 18, 2025
U.S. charges Venezuelan doctor with selling ransomware used by Iranian group A Venezuelan cardiologist who taught himself computer programming sold software that was used by an Iranian hacking group to attack Israeli companies, U.S. prosecutors said on Monday in bringing criminal charges against him. Reuters · May 16, 2022
Washington Warns of Iranian Piracy Targeting World Sectors In a joint US-UK operation, US security and law enforcement agencies issued a warning of Iranian-affiliated hacking operations targeting a range of government and private organizations in multiple sectors around the world. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and other British and US… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 25, 2022
U.S. says Iranian 'MuddyWater' cyber actors targeting various sectors worldwide Iran-linked cyber operations are targeting a range of government and private-sector organizations in multiple sectors across Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, U.S. security and law enforcement agencies said in an notice on Thursday. Reuters · Feb 24, 2022