Iran
No, Iran didn't really hack and down a foreign military spy drone
A report by the Islamic Republic News Agency has raised eyebrows, as it appeared to claim that Iranˈs Revolutionary Guard Corps had managed to hack and down a foreign spy drone.
But did it really happen?
Secret legal review grants US president broad power to launch internet attacks
A secret legal review of the US's growing pile of cyberweapons has concluded that President Obama has "broad power to order a pre-emptive strike if the United States detects credible evidence of a major digital attack looming from abroad."
FBI intent on sniffing out those who leaked possible US Stuxnet role
Federal investigators in the US are tightening the screws on former senior government officials who might have leaked info about the Stuxnet worm.
Internet Explorer zero-day exploit found on more websites. Fingers point towards Elderwood Project
SophosLabs, has uncovered two new sites which have been hit by the recently discovered Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability - a community seeking independence from China, and an Iranian oil firm's website.
Monday review - the hot 17 stories of the week
OK, these aren't just the hot 17 stories of the past week, but of the two weeks before that, too.
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Iran claims discovery of new targeted malware
Iran's CERT has issued a warning about a new targeted malware attack that erases hard drives. Is this really the next Stuxnet? Hardly.
Data on International Atomic Energy Agency scientists grabbed in purported hack
A group claiming to be from Iran has claimed responsibility for a hack of the international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in an effort to expose what the group says is an Israeli nuclear weapons program.
Whodunnit? Conflicting accounts on ARAMCO hack underscore difficulty of attribution
A recent report suggests that the devastating cyber attack that wiped out thousands of computers belonging to Saudi Arabia's national oil company was the work of a lone hacker - days after the US Secretary of Defense cited it as an example of a state sponsored attack.
What do we really know?
National security threat or not? Huawei offers Australia unrestricted access to code
The company blames its own poor communications for what it calls "myths and misinformation" that have led to multiple countries banning its equipment.
But reports of Huawei's almost-sale of banned telecom equipment to Iran underscores fears that the company is sloppy at best, a vector for cyber attack at worst.
Leading US banks targeted in DDoS attacks
A string of attacks against the websites of leading American banks may be tied to politically motivated hacktivism, according to reports.
US senator blames Iran for cyber attacks on banks
US Sen. Joe Lieberman says people in the know are tracing the attacks to the government's cyber army and theorizes that the DDoSes are retaliation for economic sanctions and/or Stuxnet.
Oil giant Saudi Aramco back online after 30,000 workstations hit by malware
Aramco, Saudi Arabia's national oil company, said on Sunday that the company was back in operation ten days after a massive virus outbreak hobbled 30,000 workstations at the company.
Stuxnet: How USA and Israel created anti-Iran virus, and then lost control of it
The Stuxnet virus was created by the USA to target an Iranian nuclear facility, but accidentally escaped into the wider world, claims the New York Times.
Spying Trojan targets Iranian and Syrian web surfers, dissidents
A proxy tool used by Iranian internet users to evade censorship and oppression is being distributed with a Trojan horse that can log their keystrokes and surfing habits reporting back their activities to its author.
Flame malware - The biggest? The baddest? A little perspective
Is Flame a big malware threat?
Well, yes it is. But perhaps not in the way you think.
Flame malware - more details of targeted cyber attack in Middle East
Skywiper, Flame, Flamer - whatever you want to call it, this malware is making the headlines today.
Find out more.
Flame worm - Iran claims to discover new Stuxnet-like malware
Iranian authorities claim to have discovered another targeted cyberattack against the country - the Flamer worm (also known as Flame).
Iran makes its own anti-virus software - would you buy it?
Iran is reported to have started making its own anti-virus software.
Would you buy it?
Iran oil terminal suffers malware attack
The Mehr news agency in Iran is reporting that the oil ministry and entire industry has been taken offline after suffering a malware attack.
Cyber-attack on BBC Persian Service linked to Iranian intimidation
The BBC has revealed that it suffered a "sophisticated cyber attack" following a campaign of persistent intimidation from the Iranian authorities.
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