Local police chief, wife shot dead in Iran’s southeast
The chief of Iranian Police Criminal Investigation Department for Saravan County, in Iran’s Sistan-and-Baluchestan Province and his wife have been shot dead by unknown assailants.
Incidents
Police: 116 killed in road crashes during Eid ul-Fitr holiday in Iran
The commander of Iran’s traffic police for roads says driving accidents have killed 116 people during the Eid ul-Fitr holiday.
Lightning sets fire to parts of Meighan desert wetland in central Iran
Parts of Meighan Wetland in Iran’s central deserts have been hit by fire following a crash of thunder in the area.
Over 1,100 killed in Iran road accidents during Nowruz holidays: Official
The death toll from road accidents during the two-week Nowruz (New Year) holidays in Iran has hit 1,168, higher than the previous year, according to an official.
QBot banker delivered through business correspondence
In early April, we detected a significant increase in attacks that use banking Trojans of the QBot family (aka QakBot, QuackBot, and Pinkslipbot). The malware would be delivered through e-mails that were based on real business letters the attackers had gotten access to.
Flooding kills one in western Iran; heavy rainfalls expected in many cities
One person has lost her life in flooding, caused by heavy downpours of rain, in Iran’s western province of Ilam.
Not just an infostealer: Gopuram backdoor deployed through 3CX supply chain attack
A DLL named guard64.dll, which was loaded into the infected 3CXDesktopApp.exe process, was used in recent deployments of a backdoor that we dubbed “Gopuram” and had been tracking internally since 2020.
Iranian cargo ship rescues 11 tourists aboard vessel lacking safety standards in Persian Gulf
An Iranian cargo ship goes to the rescue of 11 tourists aboard a vessel lacking safety that was sailing the waters off the country’s southern coast in the Persian Gulf region.
Police chief: 629 Nowruz travelers dead so far in car accidents across Iran
Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan says car accidents have so far left 629 people dead amid an increase in road trips countrywide during Nowruz holidays.
Iran police chief: 470 dead so far in road accidents during Nowruz holidays
Iran’s Police Chief Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan says 470 people have so far lost their lives due to vehicle accidents amid a sharp rise in road trips countrywide during Nowruz holidays.