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WASHINGTON – A notorious group of hackers tied to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has waged a covert campaign targeting university professors and other experts based in the U.K. and the U.S. in an attempt to steal their sensitive information, according to research by the cybersecurity firm Proofpoint.    The group, known as TA453 and Charming Kitten, has been masquerading as British scholars at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)…

Image: Sobhan Farajvan/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard’s podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet. Iranian hackers with links to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps impersonated two academics in an attempt to hack journalists, think tank analysts, and other academics, according to a new report. In early 2021, the hackers—dubbed inside the industry as Charming Kitten or TA453—sent emails to targets pretending to be Dr. Hanns Bjoern…

Many security executives have fundamental familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, although most perceive it within a narrow set of use cases specific to deeply-technical cyber threat intelligence (CTI) analysts. The truth though, is that when integrated into overall security operations, it can produce profound security and risk benefits. What is MITRE ATT&CK? MITRE ATT&CK serves as a global knowledge base for understanding threats across their entire lifecycle. The framework’s differentiator is its focus on…

The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT, Data Theft, Malicious Apps, Middle East, Phishing, Targeted Campaigns, and Vulnerabilities. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity. Figure 1 – IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats…

Just as security leaders and pros are firming up their policies and strategies to secure hybrid work for the foreseeable future—they get hit with an all-out assault of ransomware attacks. Image: iStockphoto/nicescene After a year of pandemic-related disruption and an uptick in ransomware and serious cyberattacks of all kinds—just as security leaders and professionals are firming up their policies and strategies to secure hybrid work for the foreseeable future —they get hit with an all-out…

There are multitudes of advantages that the cloud has to offer to companies. These include making the task of security management more accessible. However, there are still many gray areas associated with the cloud and its implications for an organization’s overall security. With the widespread implementation of cloud-based computing within enterprises, the conversation surrounding security management has become somewhat convoluted, which has only added to the difficulty of making effective security decisions. Despite the reduced maintenance…

Image: Sobhan Farajvan/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images Hacking. Disinformation. Surveillance. CYBER is Motherboard’s podcast and reporting on the dark underbelly of the internet. Iranian hackers with links to the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps impersonated two academics in an attempt to hack journalists, think tank analysts, and other academics, according to a new report. In early 2021, the hackers—dubbed inside the industry as Charming Kitten or TA453—sent emails to targets pretending to be Dr. Hanns Bjoern…

Dubbed Modipwn, the vulnerability affects a wide variety of Modicon programmable logic controllers used in manufacturing, utilities, automation and other roles. Image: metamorworks, Getty Images/iStockphoto A vulnerability discovered in Schneider Electric’s Modicon programmable logic controllers, used in millions of devices worldwide, could allow a remote attacker to gain total and undetectable control over the chips, leading to remote code execution, malware installation and other security compromises. Discovered by security researchers at asset visibility and security…

Proofpoint security analysis details the latest attack that uses the lure of speaking at a conference to steal credentials. Image: iStock/OrnRin SpoofedScholars is a new credential phishing attack that uses a University of London website to steal information from researchers who specialize in the Middle East, according to new analysis from Proofpoint. Proofpoint reports that senior think tank analysts, journalists focused on Middle Eastern affairs and professors are the targets in this latest attack.  The…