Cyberactoren uit Iran zetten malware in tegen dissidenten, activisten en journalisten post, september 15, 2026september 16, 2026 Uit recent onderzoek van de Britse inlichtingen- en veiligheidsdiensten en de AIVD blijkt dat Iraanse cyberactoren specifieke malware inzetten. Het doel hiervan is om gevoelige informatie te verzamelen over critici van het Iraanse regime die in het Westen verblijven, waaronder dissidenten, activisten en journalisten. Daarom waarschuwt de AIVD opnieuw voor… Continue Reading
Iranian Hackers Pose as Recruiters to Deliver Cross-Platform RATs Through Coding Tests post, september 1, 2026september 4, 2026 The Iranian Nimbus Manticore hacking group has been attributed to two previously undocumented malware families that highlight the continued evolution of its toolset and likely expand its targeting footprint to infect Linux and Apple macOS systems using cross-platform remote access trojans (RATs) developed using Node.js and JavaScript. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky is… Continue Reading
Iraanse hackers legden Britse energiecentrale 4 dagen plat post, augustus 23, 2026augustus 24, 2026 Iraanse hackers hebben vorige maand een energiecentrale in het Verenigd Koninkrijk vier dagen platgelegd met een cyberaanval. Dat meldt de Britse krant The Telegraph. Volgens de krant is het de eerste keer dat hackers die gelinkt worden aan het Iraanse regime een energiefaciliteit in het VK wisten te raken. Om welke energiecentrale… Continue Reading
Iranian-Affiliated Cyber Actors Exploit Programmable Logic Controllers Across US Critical Infrastructure post, juli 22, 2026juli 27, 2026 The authoring agencies urgently warn U.S. organizations of ongoing Iranian-affiliated cyber targeting of internet-connected operational technology (OT) devices, including programmable logic controllers (PLCs). These actions disrupted PLCs across several U.S. critical infrastructure sectors through malicious project file interactions and manipulation of data on human machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control… Continue Reading
Researchers Detect ZionSiphon Malware Targeting Israeli Water, Desalination OT Systems post, april 20, 2026 Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware called ZionSiphon that appears to be specifically designed to target Israeli water treatment and desalination systems. The malware has been codenamed ZionSiphon by Darktrace, highlighting its ability to set up persistence, tamper with local configuration files, and scan for operational technology (OT)-relevant services on the… Continue Reading
Iranian Threat Actors Disrupt US Critical Infrastructure via Exposed PLCs post, april 8, 2026april 10, 2026 Iran-affiliated threat actors are disrupting US critical infrastructure through attacks on Internet-exposed operational technology (OT) devices across numerous sectors, the US government is warning. The revelation came Tuesday, just before the US and Iran reached a tentative two-week ceasefire agreement in the ongoing war. The campaign by Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) actors, which… Continue Reading
US warns of Iranian hackers targeting critical infrastructure post, april 7, 2026april 9, 2026 Iranian-linked hackers are targeting Internet-exposed Rockwell/Allen-Bradley programmable logic controllers (PLCs) on the networks of U.S. critical infrastructure organizations. The warning came earlier today in the form of a joint advisory authored by the FBI, CISA, NSA, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of Energy (DOE), and the United States Cyber… Continue Reading
FBI confirms hack of Director Patel’s personal email inbox post, maart 29, 2026maart 30, 2026 The Handala hackers associated with Iran have breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel and published photos and documents. The FBI has confirmed the compromise, saying that the stolen data was not recent and did not include any government data. On Friday, the Handala threat actor announced… Continue Reading
Why Stryker’s Outage Is a Disaster Recovery Wake-Up Call post, maart 12, 2026maart 18, 2026 A cyberattack that appears to have knocked tens of thousands of systems offline at medical technology company Stryker this week is a sobering reminder of the importance for organizations to have robust and tested business continuity and disaster recovery plans. Iranian threat group Handala claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it… Continue Reading
Iran-Backed Hackers Claim Wiper Attack on Medtech Firm Stryker post, maart 11, 2026maart 13, 2026 A hacktivist group with links to Iran’s intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology company based in Michigan. News reports out of Ireland, Stryker’s largest hub outside of the United States, said the company sent home more than 5,000 workers there today. Meanwhile,… Continue Reading