FBI: Iranian threat actor trying to acquire leaked data on US organizations

guest · Nov 11, 2021

FBI: Iranian threat actor trying to acquire leaked data on US organizations
November 11, 2021
https://therecord.media/fbi-iranian-threat-actor-trying-to-acquire-leaked-data-on-us-organizations/

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation says that a threat actor known to be associated with Iran is currently seeking to acquire data from organizations across the globe, including US targets.

The actor has demonstrated interest in leaked data sets in various locations, including web forums and the dark web. The FBI judges this actor may attempt to leverage information in these leaked data sets, such as network information and email correspondence, to conduct their own cyber operations against US organizations.

FBI Private Industry Notification 20211108-001
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The FBI said the threat actor wasn’t interested in a particular industry vertical but was seeking data in bulk.

“This actor has also demonstrated interest in obtaining unauthorized access to SCADA systems using common default passwords,” the agency added.
The FBI is now asking companies that have been at the center of a past hack where the data was leaked online to ensure that the leaked data can’t be abused to breach them again.
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The FBI PIN alert was market TLP:Amber, meaning we can’t publicly share it, as it was only sent to organizations the FBI believes would be targeted.
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