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Iran's Melli, Sepah banks reported outages, service disruptions, IRGC-linked media report

Iranian authorities did not comment on whether the bank outages were caused by a cyberattack or were coincidental.

A man walks past another using an ATM machine of Iran's Melli Bank in Tehran on February 21, 2026; illustrative.
FBI agents monitor suspicious activity; illustrative.

FBI 'identified and addressed' suspicious cyber activity on its networks, agency spokesperson says

ON THE front line of the cyber war, Israel has become one of the world’s most targeted countries for cyberattacks, with state-backed hackers increasingly using AI to probe government networks, companies, and critical infrastructure.

How Israel's cyber chief is navigating through the dystopian cyber-AI period - exclusive

Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with the Iranian, Lion and Sun flag.

Iranian state TV hacked with message from Crown Prince Pahlavi as regime tightens media control


Israeli investigator linked to 'hack and leak' scandal involving Exxon, MBS

The Israeli investigator had previously exposed an international terror financing network.

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Trump's pick for FBI head, Kash Patel, targeted by Iranian hackers

Patel was recently informed by the bureau that Iranian hackers had managed to access at least some of Patel's communications. 

 PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 13: Former Chief of Staff to the U.S. Secretary of Defense Kash Patel speaks during a campaign rally for U.S. Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump at Findlay Toyota Center on October 13, 2024 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Chinese hackers collected audio from unnamed Trump campaign adviser - report

A Trump adviser told the Washington Post that some senior staffers are now using encrypted devices to make basic phone calls.

 A sign is posted on the exterior of a Verizon store on September 30, 2024 in Daly City, California. A widespread Verizon outage is affecting tens of thousands of Verizon customers across the country and is disrupting their ability to make calls, texts and access the internet.

23andMe agrees to $30M settlement over data breach that targeted Jewish and Chinese users

23andMe will pay $30M for a data breach targeting Ashkenazi Jews and Chinese customers, as a hacker named "Golem" leaked nearly 1M Jewish profiles, calling it "most valuable data."

 The genetic data testing company 23andMe was the target of a hack aimed at users with Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry.

Iran spied on senior members of Biden and Trump's teams by hacking into their private WhatsApp

Meta attributed the activity to APT42, a hacking group widely believed to be associated with an intelligence division inside Iran's military.

Iranian flag and cyber code [Illustrative]

Leaked documents reveal Israel's strategy to avoid US foreign lobbying law - report

Leaked documents suggest Israeli officials sought to avoid the US Foreign Agents Registration Act by creating a nonprofit to continue their activities under the radar.

 Senate Judiciary Committee holds hearing on Foreign Agents Registration Act. July 17, 2017.

Donald Trump's campaign blames Iran for hacking attack

The campaign statement came after the news website Politico said it began receiving emails from an anonymous account with documents from inside Trump's operation.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he campaigns in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.

Cybersecurity needs to be able to prevent attacks, not just respond - opinion

As the cybersecurity landscape evolves, injecting corresponding solutions into the field's infrastructure is crucial.

 An illustrative image of a digital lock for cybersecurity.

The largest password leak in history exposes nearly 10 billion credentials

In response to the leak, they recommend immediately changing the passwords for any accounts associated with the leaked credentials, ensuring each password is strong and unique and not reused.

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Nick Fuentes streams 'gay porn,' claims it was pro-Israel hack

The famous Holocaust denier has previously claimed that white people are in a holy war against Jews, who converse with demons.

Supporters of the America First ideology and US President Donald Trump cheer on Nick Fuentes, a leader of the America First movement and a white nationalist, as he makes his way through the crowd for a speech during the "Stop the Steal" and "Million MAGA March" protests, November 14, 2020.