FBI warns American companies about Iranian hackers.
AFBI claims that Iranian hackers have searched the websites of cybercriminals for sensitive information stolen from US and foreign organizations, which could be useful in future efforts to hack these organizations.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a letter sent to US companies and obtained by the “Cyanan” network claims that Iranian hackers have searched cybercriminals’ websites to find sensitive information stolen from US and foreign organizations, which can be found in Future efforts to hack these organizations will be useful.
According to the November 8 AFBI recommendation, Iranian hackers have taken an interest in Dark Web forums, where cybercriminals leak information about their victims, such as stolen emails and network configurations.
According to Cyanan, AFBI is concerned that the Iranian hacker group may use this information to design ways to enter the networks of American companies in the future.
According to the network’s website, the FBI warns how various cybercriminals – some motivated by espionage or other government requirements and others motivated by profiteering – can exploit the underground world of cybercriminals for their own purposes.
AFBI advises companies on how to prepare for the next hack: “If your organization’s information is already compromised, AFBI advises you to consider how it is possible to use the extracted data to carry out more malicious activity against your network. “
According to the American network, Bleeping Computer, a cybersecurity news media, first reported the analysis of FBI.
According to this report, it is not clear which Iranian hacker group is behind this activity. AFBI did not identify the hackers or say whether they were affiliated with the Iranian government. But Adam Myers, chief intelligence officer at security company CrowdStrike, said in a baseless allegation that Iranian government-linked hackers are increasingly engaging in cybercrime activities such as ransomware as a means of blurring the lines between government and non-government cyber operations.
He added: “Acquiring access to networks owned by a criminal group is within the framework of working methods (Iranian groups) if their interests are met.”
While analysts often list Iran after Russia and China in terms of cyber capabilities, Tehran still has a set of hacking teams that it can use to infiltrate US corporate and government networks, Cyanan said.
According to the report, US intelligence officials had previously accused Iranian hackers of posing as “proud boys” of an American far-right group and sending threatening emails to US voters before the 2020 election.
Earlier, the Cyanan Network reported that a group of foreign hackers had attacked nine US contractors in the defense, energy, healthcare, technology and education sectors.
Hacking attacks have made headlines in recent days and weeks, and in addition to US-linked companies and contractors, Israeli companies have been repeatedly targeted in cyber attacks in recent weeks. (Black shadow) has hacked the servers of the Israeli Internet company “Cyberserve” (Cyberserve) and made it inaccessible and threatened to disclose its information.
