Cybersecurity

Iran-linked hackers claim attack on Albania’s Institute of Statistics

An Iran-linked hacking group with a history of targeting Albanian state agencies and businesses said on Thursday that it was behind an attack on the country’s Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), which is responsible for census information and other official statistics. Due to the “sophisticated” cyber incident that affected INSTAT’s official website and email service, the […]

Cybersecurity

Iran-Linked OilRig Targets Middle East Governments in 8-Month Cyber Campaign

Oct 19, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Cyber Espionage The Iran-linked OilRig threat actor targeted an unnamed Middle East government between February and September 2023 as part of an eight-month-long campaign. The attack led to the theft of files and passwords and, in one instance, resulted in the deployment of a PowerShell backdoor called PowerExchange, the Symantec […]