Over a hundred days since the uprising, Iran continues its countdown against anti-hijab protestors. Iran has now announced the death penalty for people involved in massive protests. The latest British media report says that London might soon declare Iran's revolutionary guard as a terrorist group.

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Iran has denied any links with the 24-year-old man who attacked Salman Rushdie in New York. But reports claim the attacker was a sympathiser of the Iran revolutionary guards. Palki Sharma traces the conflict between Iran and Rushdie.

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US tech giant Facebook said it has blocked 200 accounts operated by hackers in <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/israels-defence-forces-ask-for-budget-increase-to-prepare-potential-attack-against-irans-nuclear-programme-report-398278">Iran </a>linked to espionage operations which targeted western military, defence and aerospace personnel while using its platform

The social networking site said Iranian hackers known as Tortoiseshell used various malicious tactics to identify their targets and infect their devices with malware to enable espionage.

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"This activity had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation," Facebook said, adding, "Tortoiseshell deployed sophisticated fake online personas to contact its targets, build trust and trick them into clicking on malicious links."

The hackers used "fictitious personas" across multiple social media platforms to make them appear more credible, it said. The accounts posed as recruiters and employees of defence and aerospace companies.

The group created "tailored domains" to target aerospace and defence industries, Facebook revealed. They also spoofed domains of major email providers and mimicked URL-shortening services to conceal the final destination of the links.

The group used custom malware tools including full-featured remote-access trojans, device and network reconnaissance tools and keystroke loggers, it said.

Facebook said parts of malware was developed by Mahak Rayan Afraz (MRA), an IT company in Tehran with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Some personnel also claimed to work for hospitality, medicine, journalism, NGOs and airlines and leveraged various collaboration and messaging platforms to move conversations off-platform and send malware to their targets.&nbsp;

The hackers sometimes engaged their targets for months, Facebook said.

Facebook said the hackers targeted&nbsp;military personnel and companies in the defense and aerospace industries primarily in the US, and to a lesser extent in the UK and Europe.

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US tech giant Facebook said it has blocked 200 accounts operated by hackers in Iran linked to espionage operations which targeted western military, defence and aerospace personnel while using its platform The social networking site said Iranian hackers known as Tortoiseshell used various malicious tactics to identify their targets and infect their devices with malware to enable espionage.

US tech giant Facebook said it has blocked 200 accounts operated by hackers in Iran linked to espionage operations which targeted western military, defence and aerospace personnel while using its platform The social networking site said Iranian hackers known as Tortoiseshell used various malicious tactics to identify their targets and infect their devices with malware to enable espionage. Watch: "This activity had the hallmarks of a well-resourced and persistent operation," Facebook said, adding, "Tortoiseshell deployed sophisticated fake online personas to contact its targets, build trust and trick them into clicking on malicious links." The hackers used "fictitious personas" across multiple social media platforms to make them appear more credible, it said. The accounts posed as recruiters and employees of defence and aerospace companies. The group created "tailored domains" to target aerospace and defence industries, Facebook revealed. They also spoofed domains of major email providers and mimicked URL-shortening services to conceal the final destination of the links. The group used custom malware tools including full-featured remote-access trojans, device and network reconnaissance tools and keystroke loggers, it said. Facebook said parts of malware was developed by Mahak Rayan Afraz (MRA), an IT company in Tehran with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Some personnel also claimed to work for hospitality, medicine, journalism, NGOs and airlines and leveraged various collaboration and messaging platforms to move conversations off-platform and send malware to their targets. The hackers sometimes engaged their targets for months, Facebook said. Facebook said the hackers targeted military personnel and companies in the defense and aerospace industries primarily in the US, and to a lesser extent in the UK and Europe. (With inputs from Agencies)

Iranian hackers used site to target military personnel in US, UK and Europe, says Facebook

Britain and the United States will regret detaining an Iranian oil tanker, a deputy commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, according to the Tasnim news agency.

Last week, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/iranian-vessels-impeded-passage-of-commercial-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz-turned-away-after-verbal-warning-uk-234877">British Royal Marines</a> boarded an Iranian tanker, the Grace 1, off Gibraltar and seized it on suspicion that it was breaking EU sanctions by taking oil to Syria.

“Now an action that does not need ability but some stupidity has been carried out by them,” Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, a deputy Guards commander, said, according to Tasnim.&nbsp;

“The American government ... and also England .... should not have taken action if they had made the smallest calculation,” he said.

“We had rented this ship and we carried the cargo. Their action was very silly and they will certainly regret it. Our reciprocal action will be announced.”

Britain and the United States will regret detaining an Iranian oil tanker, a deputy commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, according to the Tasnim news agency.

Britain and the United States will regret detaining an Iranian oil tanker, a deputy commander of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday, according to the Tasnim news agency. Last week, British Royal Marines boarded an Iranian tanker, the Grace 1, off Gibraltar and seized it on suspicion that it was breaking EU sanctions by taking oil to Syria. “Now an action that does not need ability but some stupidity has been carried out by them,” Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, a deputy Guards commander, said, according to Tasnim. “The American government ... and also England .... should not have taken action if they had made the smallest calculation,” he said. “We had rented this ship and we carried the cargo. Their action was very silly and they will certainly regret it. Our reciprocal action will be announced.”

Britain and US will regret detaining our oil tanker: Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards deputy commander

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