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The United States and the United Kingdom on Monday announced seperate sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on Iran by targeting individuals, companies and networks accused of facilitating oil sales, financial transactions and “hostile activities”.The US measures focus on disrupting Iran’s oil exports to China and cutting off funding linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,…
A cyber group linked to the Iranian government has targeted thousands of American service members and other US government officials in cyberattacks over recent months.The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that the Handala Hack Team on Tuesday published the names and other personal details of 2,379 US Marines stationed in the Persian Gulf…
US President Donald Trump has stated that the Washington “totally controls” the Strait of Hormuz and described the ongoing naval blockade as a “tremendous success.” However according to a Financial Times report at least 34 Iran-linked tankers have managed to bypass the restrictions and continued operations in the region since the US blockade began.Earlier this…
At least two US-sanctioned, Iran-linked vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf on Thursday, signalling a possible shift in transit routes even as the US naval blockade entered its third day.Shipowners and traders are closely tracking movements through the strategic waterway, with only a limited number of vessels attempting crossings amid…
Iran-linked hackers have reportedly claimed that they broke into the personal email inbox of FBI Director Kash Patel and published a series of private photographs and documents online, marking one of the most sophisticated cyberattacks on a sitting US law enforcement chief. According to a report by news agency Reuters, the claim was made on…
NEW DELHI: US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel‘s email was hacked, as claimed by Iran-linked hackers publicly on Friday.The hackers got access to Patel’s personal inbox, with photographs of the director and his purported resume, as reported by Reuters. On its website, the hacker group Handala Hack Team said Patel “will now…
Just one day after the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) seized four of its domains, the Iranian government-linked hacking group has re-established its online presence. This Iranian-linked hacking group that claimed responsibility for the March 11 cyberattack on US medical device giant Stryker. According to a news agency Reuters, Handala said in a post…
Stryker, America’s largest medical device manufacturer, has said that it has successfully contained a cyberattack that crippled its internal systems for nearly a week, and that the company is now focused on getting its ordering, shipping and customer-facing operations back on track, as per a report by news agency Reuters. The cyber attack disrupted the…
Stryker, America’s largest medical device maker was hit by a cyberattack last week that disrupted its global network. According to a Reuters report, an Iranian-linked hacker group claimed responsibility for the attack. Five days after the attack, the company has now shared an update saying that the services remain disrupted and that it is “prioritizing…
One of America’s largest medical devices companies — Stryker — has been hit by a massive cyber attack that has sent its systems offline and disabled laptops and phones of its employees across the globe. On Wednesday, March 11, thousands of Stryker employees woke up to find their smartphones and laptops inoperational. For those unaware,…
