Since the United States and Israel first unleashed a broad campaign of air strikes across Iran in late February, the cybersecurity industry has warned that the country’s retaliatory measures would include punishing, disruptive cyberattacks against Western targets. Late Tuesday night,… Read More "How ‘Handala’ Became the Face of Iran’s Hacker Counterattacks"
People on social media have reported strange events on delivery and navigation apps—drivers appear to be in the middle of the sea, or a 10-minute trip home suddenly jumps up to 30 minutes. For residents of countries in the Gulf… Read More "GPS Attacks Near Iran Are Wreaking Havoc on Delivery and Mapping Apps"
Over the past week, residents across the Gulf have watched missiles and drones cross the night sky—sometimes followed seconds later by bright flashes as air-defense systems intercept them. In cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, videos of interceptions have spread… Read More "How Each Gulf Country Is Intercepting Iranian Missiles and Drones"
For more than six days, almost 90 million Iranians have been living under a total internet blackout. The shutdown comes after Iranians endured a similar total internet blackout at the beginning of January, followed by weeks of limited connectivity while… Read More "The Future of Iran’s Internet Is More Uncertain Than Ever"
For decades, satellites, drones, and human spotters have all been part of war’s surveillance and reconnaissance tool kit. In an age of cheap, insecure, internet-connected consumer devices, however, militaries have gained another powerful set of eyes on the ground: every… Read More "From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’"
On February 28, United States and Israeli forces launched a series of strikes on Iran, kicking off turmoil in the Middle East. Pete Hegseth, the secretary of the Department of Defense, said in a recent press conference that the operation… Read More "Here’s Every Country Directly Impacted by the War on Iran"
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Elie Habib doesn’t work in the defense or intelligence industries. Instead, he runs Anghami, one of the Middle East’s largest music streaming platforms. But as missiles began flying across the region, a side project he coded earlier this year suddenly… Read More "How a Music Streaming CEO Built an Open-Source Global Threat Map in His Spare Time"
Coordinated Israeli and American strikes hit a military compound in Tehran on Saturday, killing dozens of senior regime figures including Iran’s supreme leader, Ali al-Khamenei. Within hours, the government imposed a near-total internet blackout, cutting the country off from the… Read More "How Journalists Are Reporting From Iran With No Internet"
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz—the narrow but vital oil trade route in the Middle East—has almost ground to a halt since the start of the United States and Israel’s war against Iran. Tankers in the region have faced military… Read More "Attacks on GPS Spike Amid US and Israeli War on Iran"
Oil prices surged on Monday following the United States and Israel’s attacks on Iran this weekend, as some analysts predict that it could soon reach over $100 a barrel. Amid escalating attacks on oil and gas infrastructure in the region… Read More "War in Iran Spiked Oil Prices. Trump Will Decide How High They Go"
