Category: Western Asia

The Cyber Auxiliaries Against Israel Look Very Familiar

Oct 09 2023

The Cyber Auxiliaries Against Israel Look Very Familiar

by Mark Bruno

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Since the seventh of October, the violence in Israel has been supplemented with a number of interventions in cyberspace. Responsibility for many of these incidents has been claimed by a...

DarkBit Claims Responsibility For Ransomware Attack On Technion Israel Institute Of Technology In Haifa

Feb 12 2023

Conflict / Infosec / News / Western Asia

DarkBit Claims Responsibility For Ransomware Attack On Technion Israel Institute Of Technology In Haifa

by Mark Bruno

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The Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa experienced a cyber attack on its computer servers this morning, causing a complete outage of its website. The hacker group, DarkBit, demanded...

#OpIran – How Hacktivism Is Shaping Iran’s Protests

Oct 06 2022

Conflict / Features / Infosec / Western Asia

#OpIran – How Hacktivism Is Shaping Iran’s Protests

by Mark Bruno

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Iran has erupted in protest after the brutal September 16th killing of Jina (or Mahsa) Amini. The Iranian government has had an extreme response: violent crackdowns, missile attacks on Iraqi...

Azerbaijan Continues to Engage Armenia – Jermuk And Verin Shorzha See No Slowdown Despite Ceasefire

Sep 14 2022

Conflict / News / Western Asia

Azerbaijan Continues to Engage Armenia – Jermuk And Verin Shorzha See No Slowdown Despite Ceasefire

by Mark Bruno

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According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Attacks by Azerbaijan were still ongoing as of 0800 local time, despite the Russian claim of a ceasefire. The strikes come as a...