U.S. Agencies Warn of Iranian Hacking Group’s Ongoing Ransomware Attacks
An Iranian hacking gang has come under fire from U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence authorities for breaking into many Iranian companies and working with affiliates to distribute ransomware.
Pioneer Kitten, also known as Fox Kitten, Lemon Sandstorm (previously Rubidium), Parisite, and UNC757, is the threat actor associated with the activity. It claims to be associated with the Iranian government and likely uses Danesh Novin Sahand, an Iranian IT company, as a front.
According to the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3), the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), their malicious cyber operations intend to use ransomware assaults to gain and develop network access read more about U.S. Agencies Warn of...