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U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran’s Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say – The New York Times

U.S. Cyberattack Hurt Iran’s Ability to Target Oil Tankers, Officials Say  The New York Times

WASHINGTON — A secret cyberattack against Iran in June wiped out a critical database used by Iran’s paramilitary arm to plot attacks against oil tankers and …

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Smashing Security #136: Oops, we created Iran’s hacking exploit

Mac users of the Zoom video conferencing app are warned their webcams could be hijacked, security firms warn of how scammers are deepfaking audio to steal from businesses, and our guest owns up to the role he played in an Iranian cyberattack against US organisations.

All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, joined this week by Charl van der Walt.

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The US has launched a cyber attack against Iran’s weapons systems – MIT Technology Review

The US has launched a cyber attack against Iran’s weapons systems  MIT Technology Review

The attack was in response to the downing of an unmanned US surveillance drone last Thursday.

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Trump approved cyber-strikes against Iran’s missile systems – The Washington Post

Trump approved cyber-strikes against Iran’s missile systems  The Washington Post

President Trump approved an offensive cyberstrike that disabled Iranian computer systems used to control rocket and missile launches, even as he backed …

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