ProIran hackers claim Microsoft outage vow to ramp up attacks on US companies Threat Beat
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THREATS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN IRAN CONFLICT
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Executive Editor Threat Beat Editorial Director McCrary Institute
ppHackers supporting Iran claimed to be behind todays Microsoft outage issues while a collective that has urged epic war allies to stand as unified mujahideen on the cyber front is vowing to target more US companies and conducting fundraising to beef up hackers infrastructureppAn Iranian group closely linked to CyberAv3ngers that has previously focused on operational technology targets also made a chilling yet unverified claim of responsibility for a deadly explosion at a Nebraska biofuels plant this past summerppWhile many of the site attacks reported in the past several days by proIran hackers have still been focused on Israel and Gulf nations allied with the United States the Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq 313 Team said last week that it launched a cyber offensive in response to Romanias Wednesday approval of a request by the US to use the countrys bases for refueling planes and equipment for surveillance and satellite communicationsppRomanian government servers and digital assets are now considered legitimate targets for the Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq 313 Team the group said in a Wednesday post on its Telegram channel claiming first that it shut down the Romanian governments web portal for two hours The group similarly claimed twohour attacks against Romanias Ministry of Defense and National Agency for Fiscal Administration websites and said that an attack on Ministry of Foreign Affairs servers froze the availability of evisas for up to five hourspp313 Team also claimed Friday that it temporarily knocked down the donaldjtrumpcom site posting a screenshot with a 503 error that they said proved their claim Sylhet GangSG a proIran Bangladeshbased hacking group posted on their Telegram channel that we saw team downd donaldjtrumpcom so we took fun on second website of trump lol posting a screenshot of trumpcomppIn the coming days we will target all companies affiliated with US President Trump 313 Team subsequently posted They later claimed to have caused an outage on the website of USbased Commerce Bank and posted a screenshot Sunday depicting an increase in user reports on DownDetectorppToday the 313 Team claimed to have launched a cyberattack targeting Microsoft 365 servers completely shutting down the website for five hours Reports of Microsoft 365 service outages continue to pour in on DownDetector a testament to the power and capability we possess they posted this afternoonppThe hackers posted screenshots of posts from the official X feed for Microsoft 365 service incidents Were investigating reports of some users experiencing issues when accessing their Exchange Online mailbox via one or more connection methods the company said adding about two and a half hours later We identified and resolved an underlying issue involving the supporting network infrastructure that resulted in service degradation After a period of monitoring we can confirm that the service is healthypp313 Team said in response on their Telegram channel that their effort against Microsoft continues and they pointed to users reporting problems on DownDetector throughout the day They also posted Bleeping Computers article about the outageppWe in the Cyber Islamic Resistance in Iraq 313 Team have decided to extend the attack time for an additional five hours the hacking group claimed in a post just before 4 pm EST During this time Microsoft servers will be down and Microsoft 365 Microsoft Outlook and other services will remain unavailableppThe Cyber Islamic Resistance collective which has demonstrated an alliance with 313 Team through joint claims posted on its Telegram channel this evening that a new target has been set in stone adding a screenshot of a 504 error involving Azure Front DoorppGlobally Microsoft Store has been targeted by us with DDoS attacks Cyber Islamic Resistance said We will continue to target other US companies due to Trumps actions in the middle eastppAPT IRAN which has focused on targeting operational technology and detailed an attack manipulating agricultural sector control systems in an incident the Jordanian government said was aimed at destroying a strategic wheat stockpile claimed responsibility in a Sunday Telegram post for a deadly explosion at a Nebraska wood refining facility last JulyppIn our last attack on an industrial site in the US in Fremont Nebraska the Horizon plant last year one person was killed the group stated This person was a father of two daughters and we did not target him and he was accidentally killed by a massive explosion in the building Now we dont want to get our hands dirty with anyones blood Stay away from candlelight PleaseppAPT IRAN posted no other proof just a video capturing the explosion and a news report on the investigation into the Horizon Biofuels incident that killed 32yearold Dylan Danielson and his 8 and 12yearold daughters who were waiting at the plant for Danielson to end his shiftppCyber Islamic Resistance posted a Friday fundraising appeal on a designated Telegram donations channel declaring that even the smallest donation can make a significant impact in this battle fought not with bullets but with servers networks firewalls and softwareppOur battlefield is digital yet the risks are real the collective said adding that we resist by building a strong infrastructureppYour contribution even if just one dollar is not charity but a stance and declaration of defiance the appeal stated giving avenues through which to donate and asking for engagement with their Telegram postsp
THREATS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN IRAN CONFLICT
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Executive Editor Threat Beat Editorial Director McCrary Institute
ppHackers supporting Iran claimed to be behind todays Microsoft outage issues while a collective that has urged epic war allies to stand as unified mujahideen on the cyber front is vowing to target more US companies and conducting fundraising to beef up hackers infrastructureppAn Iranian group closely linked to CyberAv3ngers that has previously focused on operational technology targets also made a chilling yet unverified claim of responsibility for a deadly explosion at a Nebraska biofuels plant this past summerppWhile many of the site attacks reported in the past several days by proIran hackers have still been focused on Israel and Gulf nations allied with the United States the Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq 313 Team said last week that it launched a cyber offensive in response to Romanias Wednesday approval of a request by the US to use the countrys bases for refueling planes and equipment for surveillance and satellite communicationsppRomanian government servers and digital assets are now considered legitimate targets for the Islamic Cyber Resistance in Iraq 313 Team the group said in a Wednesday post on its Telegram channel claiming first that it shut down the Romanian governments web portal for two hours The group similarly claimed twohour attacks against Romanias Ministry of Defense and National Agency for Fiscal Administration websites and said that an attack on Ministry of Foreign Affairs servers froze the availability of evisas for up to five hourspp313 Team also claimed Friday that it temporarily knocked down the donaldjtrumpcom site posting a screenshot with a 503 error that they said proved their claim Sylhet GangSG a proIran Bangladeshbased hacking group posted on their Telegram channel that we saw team downd donaldjtrumpcom so we took fun on second website of trump lol posting a screenshot of trumpcomppIn the coming days we will target all companies affiliated with US President Trump 313 Team subsequently posted They later claimed to have caused an outage on the website of USbased Commerce Bank and posted a screenshot Sunday depicting an increase in user reports on DownDetectorppToday the 313 Team claimed to have launched a cyberattack targeting Microsoft 365 servers completely shutting down the website for five hours Reports of Microsoft 365 service outages continue to pour in on DownDetector a testament to the power and capability we possess they posted this afternoonppThe hackers posted screenshots of posts from the official X feed for Microsoft 365 service incidents Were investigating reports of some users experiencing issues when accessing their Exchange Online mailbox via one or more connection methods the company said adding about two and a half hours later We identified and resolved an underlying issue involving the supporting network infrastructure that resulted in service degradation After a period of monitoring we can confirm that the service is healthypp313 Team said in response on their Telegram channel that their effort against Microsoft continues and they pointed to users reporting problems on DownDetector throughout the day They also posted Bleeping Computers article about the outageppWe in the Cyber Islamic Resistance in Iraq 313 Team have decided to extend the attack time for an additional five hours the hacking group claimed in a post just before 4 pm EST During this time Microsoft servers will be down and Microsoft 365 Microsoft Outlook and other services will remain unavailableppThe Cyber Islamic Resistance collective which has demonstrated an alliance with 313 Team through joint claims posted on its Telegram channel this evening that a new target has been set in stone adding a screenshot of a 504 error involving Azure Front DoorppGlobally Microsoft Store has been targeted by us with DDoS attacks Cyber Islamic Resistance said We will continue to target other US companies due to Trumps actions in the middle eastppAPT IRAN which has focused on targeting operational technology and detailed an attack manipulating agricultural sector control systems in an incident the Jordanian government said was aimed at destroying a strategic wheat stockpile claimed responsibility in a Sunday Telegram post for a deadly explosion at a Nebraska wood refining facility last JulyppIn our last attack on an industrial site in the US in Fremont Nebraska the Horizon plant last year one person was killed the group stated This person was a father of two daughters and we did not target him and he was accidentally killed by a massive explosion in the building Now we dont want to get our hands dirty with anyones blood Stay away from candlelight PleaseppAPT IRAN posted no other proof just a video capturing the explosion and a news report on the investigation into the Horizon Biofuels incident that killed 32yearold Dylan Danielson and his 8 and 12yearold daughters who were waiting at the plant for Danielson to end his shiftppCyber Islamic Resistance posted a Friday fundraising appeal on a designated Telegram donations channel declaring that even the smallest donation can make a significant impact in this battle fought not with bullets but with servers networks firewalls and softwareppOur battlefield is digital yet the risks are real the collective said adding that we resist by building a strong infrastructureppYour contribution even if just one dollar is not charity but a stance and declaration of defiance the appeal stated giving avenues through which to donate and asking for engagement with their Telegram postsp
