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CYBER16h agoIran threatens Gulf data centres: How exposed is the region’s internet?Al Jazeera [en]
CYBER4d agoHow Iranian Operatives Used AI To Publish Fake Stories In US MediaRFE/RL
CYBER4d agoWhy A Starlink Test In Italy Has Iran’s Internet Censors WorriedA Starlink trial on an Italian hilltop connected an ordinary smartphone to the Internet without mobile coverage, a satellite dish, or an external antenna. The demonstration quickly drew attention in Iran, where Internet access remains heavily filtered and authorities imposed a near-total blackout during the January protests. As Hannah Kaviani from RFE/RL's Radio Farda program Negah-e-Farda (Iran Tomorrow) explains, for many Iranians the test raised a provocative possibility: getting online without relying on infrastructure the state can control or switch off.RFE/RL
CYBER4d agoIran and Russia used ChatGPT for propaganda by ‘fake journalists’, OpenAI saysThe American tech giant said it banned Russian and Iranian accounts that had been using ChatGPT models to generate content and fake journalist personas to spread false narratives about the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and sow division.EuroNews [en]
CYBER4d agoIranian campaign planted fake articles in real U.S. publications using ChatGPTChatGPT users in Iran made more than 100 fake articles published across at least 20 news outlets, OpenAI said.Washington Post World
CYBER5d agoOpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaignsNPR News
CYBER5d agoOpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networksFrance 24 [en]
CYBER5d agoOpenAI users in Russia, Iran used models to push political agenda online, in mediaOpenAI banned several accounts associated with two propaganda operations based in Iran and Russia, respectively, it confirmed Thursday — the latter of which the tech company said had the greatest reach it has recorded since it began reporting on and disrupting such schemes. The influence operations used OpenAI models alongside “more traditional techniques and technologies…The Hill
CYBEROct 5'Don't You Have A Smart TV?': Iranian General's Smartwatch Defense Fuels Security ConcernsA photo of Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali, the head of Iran's Passive Defense Organization, wearing a smartwatch has sparked a backlash. His response, that it's peacetime and people have smart TVs at home, has only fueled criticism of lax security among Iran's top brass.RFE/RL
CYBEROct 2Iran accused of blocking SIM cards, digital access to silence dissentDW News [en]
CYBERSep 27Israeli UN envoy's Starlink video reaches millions, with nearly 40% of Instagram viewers in IranDanny Danon's viral Starlink video drew 9 million views, with nearly 40% of Instagram viewers in Iran, his office says, prompting a counter-campaign.Fox News World
CYBERSep 20Gone Forever ? Iran Drone Strikes Cause Permanent Data Loss in Middle EastIran's drone strikes are reported to have caused permanent data loss in the Middle East. This indicates a significant cyber-attack with lasting consequences stemming from military action.pcmag.com · United States
CYBERSep 19US nearly raided Chinese ship after AI falsely flagged ‘nuclear’ cargo for Iran — CNNtimesofisrael · israel
CYBERSep 17Iran-Linked Handala Hack Tied to HEAVYGRAM Telegram Backdoor That Can Steal PasswordsThe Hacker News
CYBERSep 16Video shows Coast Guard, FBI boarding oil vessel suspected of being hacked by IranCBS News
CYBERSep 15Western intelligence warns of Iranian cyber threats targeting dissidentsWestern intelligence agencies highlight 'CHOSEN BRICK' spyware targeting critics of Iran government abroad.Al Jazeera [en]
CYBERSep 15Iranian state actors targeting UK dissidents, activists and journalists with spywareThe Independent World
CYBERSep 15Iranian Hackers Use Telegram-Controlled Malware to Spy on Dissidents and JournalistsCybersecurity agencies in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands have detailed a Windows malware that they say Iran's intelligence service uses to spy on dissidents, journalists, and activists around the world. The malware is controlled via the Telegram messaging app and can copy a target's emails and chat messages, take screenshots, and activate the microphone to recordThe Hacker News
CYBERSep 15AIVD: Iran hacks online into dissidents to steal sensitive informationNOS Buitenland
CYBERSep 15U.S. seeks to seize $61 million of crypto it claims are proceeds from Iranian petroleum sales to Chinese buyersCNBC
CYBERSep 13Anthropic Disrupts Iran Use Of Claude To Spread Propaganda , Spy On Dissidentseurasiareview.com · United States
CYBERSep 11China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic saysAnthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models, and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents. The post China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says appeared first on Vanguard News.Vanguard Nigeria
CYBERSep 11Anthropic foils AI surveillance targeting dissidents in China, Iran and West AfricaAnthropic said Thursday it had disrupted several state-sponsored surveillance operations using its artificial intelligence models, warning of the growing AI use to target dissidents and minorities. The campaigns, detected between January and July, originated in China, Iran and West Africa and targeted diaspora communities, including Hong Kong pro-democracy activists.France 24 [en]
CYBERSep 11China and Iran, among the countries that have used AI for espionage, according to AnthropicClarín
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