Iran-linked Mint Sandstorm APT targeted US critical infrastructure

An Iran-linked APT group tracked as Mint Sandstorm is behind a string of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. Microsoft has linked the Iranian Mint Sandstorm APT (previously tracked by Microsoft as PHOSPHORUS) to a series of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. The IT giant reported Mint […]

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April 19, 2023
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First Meeting of India-Central Asia JWG On Chabahar Focuses On Wheat Assistance To Afghanistan

Mumbai: The first meeting of the India-Central Asia Joint Working Group (JWG) on Chabahar Port was held in Mumbai on April 12-13, 2023 and the joint statement laid emphasis on the active participation of the private sector and wheat assistance to Afghanistan.The meeting was chaired by Secretary (ER) and attended by the Deputy Ministers and Senior Officials of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic,

April 15, 2023
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Iran-linked MERCURY APT behind destructive attacks on hybrid environments

Iran-linked APT group MERCURY is behind destructive attacks on hybrid environments masquerading as a ransomware operation. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team observed a series of destructive attacks on hybrid environments that were carried out by MuddyWater APT group (aka MERCURY). Threat actors masqueraded the attacks as a standard ransomware operation. MERCURY (aka MuddyWater, SeedWorm and TEMP.Zagros) has been active since […]

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April 10, 2023
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US, Iran Tensions Escalate As Pentagon Deploys Nuclear-Powered Submarine In Middle East

Washington: Tensions escalated between Tehran and Washington after US Navy has launched a submarine capable of carrying a large payload of missiles into the Middle East in an apparent warning directed toward Iran, Fox News reported.Bab el Mandeb strait at the southern end of the Red Sea serves as the main conduit between the Persian Gulf, the Indian Ocean, and the Suez Canal.The nuclear-powered

April 9, 2023
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