Tag: office of foreign assets control
Suspected Hackers Behind Meta Social Media Temporary Shutdown – March 6th
Cyberint reported that three threat actor groups (Skynet, Godzilla, and Anonymous Sudan) are suspected to be behind the temporary shutdown of Meta social media platforms; Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Despite the claims from the three threat actor groups on the Meta shutdown across various Telegram groups, there is still suspicion that these claims could be a hoax.
US Sanctions 6 Iranian Officials for Cyber Espionage Attacks – February 5th
The US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions placed on six Iranian officials behind cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure entities. The Treasury Department further stated all six officials have strong involvement in US critical infrastructure attacks using Israel-made programmable logic controllers and are suspected to span the water, healthcare, and public sectors.