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US imposes sanctions on Iran over cyber activities, cyber attack on Albania

The United States, on Friday, imposed sanctions on Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security and its Minister, accusing them of being tied to a disruptive July cyber attack on Albania and engaging in other cyber activities against the United States and its allies, Reuters reports. The move comes after Albania severed diplomatic relations with Iran on Wednesday for the same incident, ordering Iranian diplomats and embassy staff to leave within 24 hours. […]

today10 September 2022

International

Major Iran steel company halts production after being hit by cyber attack

A major Iranian steel company has been forced to shut down production after it was hit by a cyber attack, in what is the latest of a series of attacks on Iranian sites in recent months. According to Iranian media, the state-owned Khuzestan Steel Company said that experts had determined that its steel plant halt production until further notice "due to technical problems". The company's CEO, Amin Ebrahimi, stated that […]

today28 June 2022

Local

Employees’ role vital in cybersecurity as attack on Shoprite showed

Check Point Software, a provider of cybersecurity solutions globally, on Friday reminded African organisations of the importance of cybersecurity training for employees, after the recent “data compromise” at supermarket chain Shoprite. Shoprite said on June 10 it had become aware of a suspected data compromise which might affect some customers involved in money transfers to and within Eswatini and within Namibia and Zambia. It said the data compromise included names […]

today18 June 2022

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