The following article by Nakissa Jahanbani of Penn State was originally published at The Conversation. Iran’s ability to launch surface-to-surface missiles has been degraded by Israeli action. Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images Nakissa Jahanbani, Penn State Israel’s air assault on Iran has focused largely on degrading the Islamic Republic’s military and would-be nuclear capabilities. In…
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Pro-Russian hackers disrupt Dutch government websites ahead of NATO summit
NL Times reports: On Monday morning, an online service used by Dutch municipalities and provinces to publish official documents was likely targeted by a digital attack, De Telegraaf reported. This has made web pages containing council and provincial council documents from regions such as Zuid-Holland and Overijssel, and cities including The Hague, Den Bosch, and Delft, difficult…
Iran-Linked Threat Actors Leak Visitors and Athletes’ Data from Saudi Games
Resecurity reports: Today (June 22, 2025) — the threat actors associated with the “Cyber Fattah” movement leaked thousands of records containing information about visitors and athletes from past Saudi Games, one of the major sports events in the Kingdom. The stolen data has been leaked in the form of SQL dumps – the actors gained unauthorized access to phpMyAdmin…
UK: Oxford City Council still investigating cyberattack from earlier this month
The home page of Oxford City Council displays an alert: “Disruption to ICT systems and services: We have been experiencing issues with some of our services following a cyber security incident. Most systems are now back online. Thank you for your patience as we work through any backlogs.” The full notice indicates that they experienced…
Steelmaker Nucor Says Hackers Stole Data in Recent Attack
Eduard Kovacs reports: Nucor, which claims to be the largest steel manufacturer and recycler in North America, disclosed the cybersecurity incident in mid-May. The attack involved unauthorized access to IT systems and resulted in some systems being taken offline and the temporary halting of certain production operations. Nucor on Friday shared an update on the incident in…
People’s Republic of China cyber threat activity: Cyber Threat Bulletin
From the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are warning Canadians of the threat posed by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber threat actor tracked in industry reporting as Salt Typhoon. The Cyber Centre previously joined our partners…