France blames IRGC unit for October supermarket fridge hacks
A joint report names IRGC unit Shahid Kaveh; attacks hit about 700 stores on October 11-12, and US sources reportedly had only low-confidence attribution.
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France blames Iran's IRGC for attacks on store and blood-bank freezers
Attackers raised temperatures on industrial cold units in October and November; blood-bank intrusions were stopped before spoilage.
Iran-Linked DarkBlinders Hackers Breach Iraq Government Cloud and Steal 1GB Data
The group stole at least 1 GB of data from a Kurdistan Region government cloud system and compromised a high-profile Israeli security sector professional.
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DarkBlinders targets Israeli individual and Iraqi government cloud
Iran-aligned DarkBlinders compromises Israeli target and Iraqi Kurdish government cloud using spear-phishing and SHELBYC2.
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Prince of Persia APT hosts C&C in US for first time since 2016
After a three-month pause, Tonnerre stole more than 1,800 files from one victim within a week of the May 27 restart.
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X purges 13,000 accounts linked to suspected meddling ahead of US midterms
X removed over 13,000 accounts it links to Iranian, Russian, and Chinese influence operations ahead of US midterms.
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Critical infrastructure orgs face heightened cyber risk from nation-state groups, AI threats
Tenable warns critical infrastructure faces nation-state and AI-driven attacks and recaps CISA hygiene guidance.
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Iranian VPN-over-DNS Activity Generates 40 Billion DNS Observations During Military Conflict
DomainTools traced 40 billion DNS observations to suspected Iranian VPN-over-DNS tunneling during a March 2026 conflict.
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OpenAI says it disrupted Russian and Iranian influence ops that used ChatGPT
OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts tied to Russian and Iranian influence operations spreading propaganda and fake research.
OpenAI uncovers Russian and Iranian influence ops that planted fake stories in real news outlets
OpenAI banned ChatGPT accounts used by Russian and Iranian operators to plant fake stories in real outlets.
OpenAI says Iran, Russia used AI journalists, think tanks to influence Western media
OpenAI disrupted Russian and Iranian campaigns that used ChatGPT to plant AI personas and stories in mainstream media.
Disrupting AI-enabled “false front” operations
OpenAI banned Russian and Iranian influence operations that used ChatGPT to run false-front media and think-tank campaigns.
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Hackers Pose as Dubai Airports Recruiters to Infect Software Engineers With ShelbyLoader V2
Iranian-linked CL-STA-1178 posed as Dubai Airports recruiters to infect engineers with ShelbyLoader V2.
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The US needs a real plan to defend its water systems
Op-ed says US water utilities need a federal cybersecurity plan after foreign attacks and rising AI-enabled threats.
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Iranian hacker accused of draining 31TB from university inboxes extradited to the US
Montenegro approved extraditing Amir Barati over an alleged IRGC-linked theft of 31TB from universities.
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In Rare Move, Iranian Hacker Accused of Working for IRGC Extradited to US
Montenegro extradited alleged Mabna Institute hacker Amir Barati, accused of IRGC-linked intrusions causing over $3.4 billion in losses.
Iranian accused of hacking American universities extradited from Montenegro
Montenegro extradited Iranian hacker Amir Barati, charged over the Mabna Institute university data-theft campaign.
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WaterISAC reckons with range of threats after summer of cyberattacks
WaterISAC cites internet-exposed OT and aging PLCs as top water-sector weaknesses, partnering with Cyware for faster threat sharing after Iran-attributed summer attacks.
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Risky Bulletin: Sanctions force CAs to revoke TLS certs in Iran, Russia
US Treasury sanctions since May have forced certificate authorities to revoke TLS certificates for Russian and Iranian government, bank, and media sites.
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3 Cyber Threats That Defined the Summer of 2026
A Dark Reading recap covers an AI-agent Hugging Face breach, Fairlife ransomware, and Iranian hits on US water systems.
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No evidence of successful foreign meddling in 2024 election, spy agencies found
U.S. spy agencies found no successful foreign interference in the 2024 election, though Russia, China, and Iran ran influence campaigns.
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Pentagon: Palantir AI Overreliance Led to Strike Killing 123 Iranian Children
Pentagon reviewers say overreliance on Palantir’s Maven AI helped a US strike kill 123 Iranian schoolchildren.
Colorado Water Utilities Hit by Cyberattacks Targeting OT Systems
Hackers described as foreign actors targeted OT/ICS at two small Colorado water utilities in late August, altering settings and alarms without disrupting service.
FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading towards US coast
FBI and Coast Guard boarded two US-bound oil tankers after hackers, possibly Iran-linked, compromised networks controlling navigation, propulsion, and cargo systems.
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