July 27, 2023

Uncovering an Iranian mobile malware campaign

Sophos X-Ops researchers discover a cluster of credential-harvesting apps targeting Iranian bank customers

Threat Research

May 07, 2020

Fake news Facebook accounts used coronavirus to attract followers

In April, the company yanked 1,887 misleading accounts, pages and groups tied to eight influencer networks building fake engagement.

Naked Security

January 15, 2020

Applying threat intelligence to Iranian cyberattack risk

As geopolitical interest increases, discussions of threat intelligence increase which increases pressure on security operations teams to provide answers to customers and to senior leadership.

SophosLabs UncutThreat Research

January 15, 2020

High-profile events are opportunities to determine security readiness

While the likelihood you might be targeted by a nation-state is low, preparing for such a circumstance might still be a useful strategy

SophosLabs UncutThreat Research

January 08, 2020

US warns of Iranian cyber threat

The DHS has issued three warnings in the last few days encouraging people to be on alert for physical and cyber attacks from Iran.

Naked Security

November 22, 2019

Iran’s APT33 sharpens focus on industrial control systems

Iran's elite hacking group is upping its game, according to new evidence delivered at a cybersecurity conference this week.

Naked Security

March 12, 2019

Citrix admits attackers breached its network – what we know

Naked Security

December 18, 2018

Sneaky phishing campaign beats two-factor authentication

Protecting an account with multi-factor authentication (MFA) is a no-brainer, but that doesn’t mean every method for doing this is equally secure.

Naked Security

November 06, 2018

CIA’s secret online network unravelled with a Google search

The US government is reeling from a catastrophic, years-long intelligence failure that compromised its internet-based covert communications.

Naked Security