US EditionJustice Department seizes several websites it says spread terrorist propaganda
- On Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department seized four websites linked to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security, describing them as platforms for "attempted psychological operations targeting adversaries of the regime."
- Iranian actors allegedly utilized these domains to spread "terrorist propaganda" and claim credit for hacks, including a disruptive cyberattack on medical technology firm Stryker, according to the Justice Department.
- Leaked data included names of about 190 Israeli military associates and 851 gigabytes of information from the Sanzer Chassidic Jewish community, alongside death threats against Iranian dissidents.
- FBI Director Kash Patel stated the agency "took down four of their operation's pillars" and will pursue those responsible, while the sites now display FBI-controlled seizure notices.
- Experts warn the "cyber front of this conflict has officially opened," reflecting ongoing concerns about expanded Iranian cyber operations targeting U.S. institutions and international critics.
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The Department of Justice announced that it seized four web domains tied to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security, part of a coordinated cyber campaign that included death threats, targeted doxxing, and a $250,000 bounty for the beheading of two individuals inside the United States. The four domains, Justicehomeland[.]org, Handala-Hack[.]to, Karmabelow80[.]org, and Handala-Redwanted[.]to, served as the digital backbone of what officials c…
Justice Department Seizes Several Domains Spreading Iranian Terrorist Propaganda
The Department of Justice (DOJ) seized four domains linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt the Iranian agency’s hacking and transnational repression schemes, the department said in a March 19 statement. The seized domains—Justicehomeland.org, Handala-Hack.to, Karmabelow80.org, and Handala-Redwanted.to—were used by MOIS for “psychological operations targeting adversaries of the regime…
The Department of Justice stated that it had seized four websites related to the Iranian regime's Ministry of Intelligence and Security and its "attempts of psychological operations against opponents of the regime by attributing the merit of computer piracy activities, publishing confidential data stolen during such pirates and calling for the murder of journalists, regime dissidents and Israelis."Read more
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