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Finger on laptop keyboard showing Iranian hackers target water utilities

Cyber Security News

Iranian Hackers Strike US Water Utilities in Retaliation for Israel Support

December 6, 2023

A group calling itself "Cyber Av3ngers," believed to be supported by Iran's government, has declared war against Western organizations making use of Israeli technology. One of the opening salvos in this campaign appears to be against US water utilities, with at least one confirmed strike by the Iranian hackers in Pennsylvania.

Police at Munich Security Conference showing Iranian hackers and intelligence collection

Cyber Security News

Iranian Hackers Targeted International Conference Attendees for Intelligence Collection

November 5, 2020

Iranian hackers impersonated Munich Security Conference and Think 20 Summit organizers to target high ranking diplomats and government officials for intelligence collection.

Locks on laptop screen showing Iranian hackers target defense organizations with password spraying attacks

Cyber Security News

Iranian Hackers Use Password Spray Attacks to Compromise Defense Organizations, Pharmaceutical Firms

September 21, 2023

A recent campaign by Iranian hackers has been very successful in using password spray attacks to breach high-value targets, with a particular focus on defense organizations and satellites as well as pharmaceutical company research.

Hacker stealing data from laptop at night showing Iranian hackers exploiting vulnerability

Cyber Security News

Iranian Hacking Group on a Tear Targeting F5 Networks Devices; Believed to be Government-Sponsored

August 21, 2020

A new FBI security alert indicates that a group of Iranian hackers are on a spree of compromising the BIG-IP products manufactured by F5 Networks.

Iran flag on a black keyboard showing spear phishing for account takeover

Cyber Security News

Iranian Spear Phishing Operation Targeting US and Israeli Government Figures, Email Account Takeovers Lead to Impersonation Campaigns

June 23, 2022

The Iran-backed campaign targets prominent Israelis and uses spear phishing to gain access to emails, leveraging the account takeover to hijack existing conversations.

Data Protection News

Irish DPC Adds Late December Data Breach of 400 Million Twitter Users To Existing Probe of API Vulnerabilities

January 5, 2023

The Irish DPC probe centers on an API vulnerability that appears to have been exploited by multiple parties before being detected and remediated. The data breach first came to light in August and was acknowledged by Twitter.

Street view of Google´s Dublin office showing Google AI model and GDPR

Data Protection News

Irish DPC Announces Cross-Border GDPR Inquiry Into Google AI Model

September 23, 2024

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that Google AI model Pathways Language Model 2 (PaLM 2) will be subject to a cross-border statutory inquiry under Article 35 of the GDPR.

People talking in front of Facebook building showing corruption complaint against Irish DPC for GDPR case

Data Protection News

Irish DPC Faces Corruption Complaint From Activist Group

November 30, 2021

Privacy activism group noyb, which has made headlines for its high-profile cases against Facebook in the EU, has brought a corruption complaint against the Irish DPC over its handling of a case that dates back years.

Close up of face with face recognition technology showing Irish DPC investigation

Data Protection News

Irish DPC Investigating Ryanair’s Use of Facial Recognition

October 14, 2024

The Irish DPC has opened an EU-wide investigation into the EU's biggest budget carrier, questioning whether its use of facial recognition to verify the identities of passengers that booked through third-party sites is compliant with GDPR terms.

Data Protection News

Irish DPC Orders €390 Million Fine to Meta Over Targeted Advertising, Orders Implementation of Ability To Opt Out

January 9, 2023

Irish DPC has handed down a €390 million fine to Meta over its targeted advertising practices on Facebook and Instagram. The fine stems from a long legal battle over Meta's claim that users enter into an implicit contract agreeing to receive personalized ads when they accept the terms of service.

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Iranian Hackers Strike US Water Utilities in Retaliation for Israel Support

Iranian Hackers Targeted International Conference Attendees for Intelligence Collection

Iranian Hackers Use Password Spray Attacks to Compromise Defense Organizations, Pharmaceutical Firms

Iranian Hacking Group on a Tear Targeting F5 Networks Devices; Believed to be Government-Sponsored

Iranian Spear Phishing Operation Targeting US and Israeli Government Figures, Email Account Takeovers Lead to Impersonation Campaigns

Irish DPC Adds Late December Data Breach of 400 Million Twitter Users To Existing Probe of API Vulnerabilities

Irish DPC Announces Cross-Border GDPR Inquiry Into Google AI Model

Irish DPC Investigating Ryanair’s Use of Facial Recognition

Irish DPC Orders €390 Million Fine to Meta Over Targeted Advertising, Orders Implementation of Ability To Opt Out

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts

Claude’s Great Escape: Anthropic AI Models Join OpenAI Agents in Hacking Their Way Out of Sandboxes

Leak of Microsoft Meeting Documents Indicates Company Is Struggling to Keep Up With Security Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Mythos