After a series of damaging failures, a senior Iranian intelligence official lost his job and a Revolutionary Guards general was said to have been arrested.
Tag: Cyberwarfare and Defense
Fears Grow Over Iran’s Nuclear Program as Tehran Digs a New Tunnel Network
The conflict over the program is about to flare again as President Biden travels next month to Israel and Saudi Arabia, Iran’s two biggest regional rivals.
Chinese Hackers Tried to Steal Russian Defense Data, Report Says
The campaign detailed by a cybersecurity firm highlights Beijing’s increasingly sophisticated tactics to spy on an array of targets, including countries it considers friends.
F.B.I. Told Israel It Wanted Pegasus Hacking Tool for Investigations
A 2018 letter from the bureau to the Israeli government is the clearest documentary evidence to date that the agency weighed using the spyware for law enforcement operations.
Russia Was Behind Cyberattack in Run-Up to Ukraine War, Investigation Finds
The February attack rattled Pentagon officials and private industry because it revealed new vulnerabilities in global communications systems.
Spain’s Intelligence Service Leader Is Ousted
Paz Esteban, the first woman to hold the job, was caught up in a scandal over her agency’s use of Pegasus spyware.
Russia’s War Has Been Brutal, but Putin Has Shown Some Restraint. Why?
Western officials are debating the Kremlin’s calculations in not trying harder to halt weapons shipments in Ukraine. Analysts wonder whether a bigger mobilization by Moscow is on the horizon.
Spain Says Cellphones of Prime Minister and Defense Minister Were Hacked
Officials said the devices were breached by the Pegasus spyware, made by an Israeli company, which is intended to track illegal behavior but has been misused by some governments.
Spain Says Cellphones of Prime Minister and Defense Minister Were Hacked
Officials said the devices were breached by the Pegasus spyware, made by an Israeli company, which is intended to track illegal behavior but has been misused by some governments.
South Korea Arrests 2 Accused of Spying for North Korea
The men were paid in cryptocurrency by a man suspected of being a North Korean spy agent, the South Korean national police agency said.