Iran-aligned Agrius group deploys new wiper through supply-chain attack in diamond industry, ESET Research discovers.
ESET launches report highlighting activities of Russia, North Korea, Iran and China-aligned threat actors
ESET launches APT activity report highlighting activities of Russia, North Korea, Iran and China-aligned threat actors, including attacks on aerospace and defence industries.
US charges two Iranian hackers over “SamSam” attack
The United States has reportedly indicted two Iranians for launching a major cyber-attack using ransomware known as “SamSam,” Reuters reported. …
Middle East energy firms a prime target for Iran-backed attacks
Intelligence-led security firm FireEye, has released information about a new cyber espionage operation primarily targeting Middle Eastern organisations in the energy sector.
Tech companies remove accounts tied to Irananian propaganda
Social media and technology companies Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet jointly removed hundreds of accounts tied to Iranian actors, which cybersecurity …
Iran bans use of cryptocurrencies
Iran’s central bank has banned the country’s banks from dealing in cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, over money-laundering concerns, the state news agency IRNA reported.
“Don’t mess with our elections”: Hackers warn Iran
Hackers have launched a cyber-attack that disrupted Internet service and data centres in Iran late on Frida, leaving an image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our elections”.
“Don’t mess with our elections”: hackers warn Iran
The attack has disrupted data centres in Iran and has reportedly been launched in multiple countries as well. The hackers have left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our elections”, the Iranian IT ministry said on Saturday.
Saudi will seek foreign tech to create nuclear weapon “if Iran does”
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince says the kingdom would pursue foreign technology to build a nuclear weapon if its regional rival …
Saudi will seek foreign tech to create nuclear weapon “if Iran does”
In an interview with CBS last week, Mohammed bin Salman said Saudi Arabia is not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon, but that could change suddenly.
Chicco Hiranandani on how audio technologies are transforming enterprises
Chicco Hiranandani, director, Sales and Marketing, Shure MEA, speaks on the firm’s participation at GITEX and how cloud and IoT are impacting audio technologies for enterprises.
FireEye reveals details of Iranian hacking group
FireEye has announced details of an Iranian hacking group with potential destructive capabilities which FireEye has named APT33. FireEye analysis reveals …
Iran: Open for business
The news of the end of sanctions against Iran earlier this year has sent stock markets in the Middle East into a tailspin. As the GCC braces itself for changes to its economic climate, how can enterprise leaders exploit changes to one of the region’s most important emerging industries – technology?
IDC: Iran ICT market set to grow by 2020
According to reports, the easing of sanctions against Iran could see the country become the fastest-growing ICT market in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) over the next five years.
OpenStack company Mirantis receives $100 million investment
Mirantis, a pure play OpenStack company, has acquired a $100 million investment from Goldman Sachs.
IRAN –‘an opportunity of a lifetime’
A raft of Iran sanctions will be lifted in the coming month, and a lot of market key players have expressed high hopes and great interest in the number of opportunities in the country. Asad Sayed, Channel Sales Manager, Acer Middle East, also sees the great potential in this development and discusses what awaits investors and channel players once the sanctions are lifted.
Iran ‘ready to welcome Google’
Iran is ready to cooperate with Google and other global Internet companies to allow them to operate in the country, according to the country’s media reports.
Iranian hackers hit ME infrastructure for 2 years
For the past two years, a team of Iranian hackers has compromised computers and networks belonging to over 50 organisations from 16 countries, according to research from IT security firm Cylance.
ICANN: Iran, Syria domains belong to no one
ICANN has claimed that Internet domain names do not belong to specific countries, or to any body.
Iranian hackers create fake news organisation
A suspected Iranian hacker group seeded Facebook and LinkedIn with bogus profiles of women and created a fake online news organisation to get digitally closer to more than 2,000 people whom it wanted to spy on.