Iran

US-funded VPNs, Apps See Increased Usage In Iran
US-funded VPNs, Apps See Increased Usage In Iran
January 20, 2020  |  International

U.S.-backed virtual private networks (VPNs) are working to help Iranians circumvent internet censorship from their own government. The outreach is intended to help anti-regime protesters...

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Security Group Warns Iranian Hackers Could Target US Electric Utilities
Security Group Warns Iranian Hackers Could Target US Electric Utilities
January 12, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Iranian hacking groups are targeting U.S. electric systems, and intelligence officials worry that escalating tensions between the two countries could only make things worse in...

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PayPal Deal, Connected Economy And Cyberwar Top Week’s News
PayPal Deal, Connected Economy And Cyberwar Top Week’s News
January 10, 2020  |  News

The first full work week of the new decade brought a gusher of payments and commerce news, and this latest edition of the PYMNTS Weekender...

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The Looming Long Fizzle Of Cyberattacks
The Looming Long Fizzle Of Cyberattacks
January 10, 2020  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The new year is still new, and those on the front lines battling cybercrimes and the hackers who work from the shadows might be exhausted...

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What Iran Can – And Won’t – Do In A Cyberwar
What Iran Can – And Won’t – Do In A Cyberwar
January 07, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A crippling cyberwar with Iran looms, but maybe not. In an interview with Karen Webster, Samuel S. Visner, director of the National Cybersecurity Federally Funded...

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Top News In Payments: Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch; US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
Top News In Payments: Chinese Tech Sector Faces Capital Crunch; US Prepares For Potential Iranian...
January 06, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, China is facing a “capital winter” of venture funding slowdown, the U.S. prepares for a potential Iranian cyberattack, and businesses are...

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Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue
Girding For Iran’s Cyberattacks On The US — Where Past May Be Prologue
January 06, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran have gone up several notches with the killing of Qassem Soleimani, which might raise the risk for cyberattacks. If...

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US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
January 03, 2020  |  International

U.S. officials are preparing for the possibility that Iran will attempt a large-scale cyberattack in retaliation for a drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, a...

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US Accuses Turkey’s Halkbank Of Plot To Evade Iran Sanctions
US Accuses Turkey’s Halkbank Of Plot To Evade Iran Sanctions
October 16, 2019  |  Legal

The U.S. has accused Halkbank, one of Turkey’s largest banks, of participating in a scheme to evade sanctions against Iran. In an indictment filed on...

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