FBI says an Iranian hacking group is attacking F5 networking devices

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https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-says-an-iranian-hacking-group-is-attacking-f5-networking-devices/

By Catalin Cimpanu
Zero Day
ZDNet.com
August 10, 2020

A group of elite hackers associated with the Iranian government has been 
detected attacking the US private and government sector, according to a 
security alert sent by the FBI last week.

While the alert, called a Private Industry Notification, didn't identify 
the hackers by name, sources have told ZDNet that the group is tracked by 
the larger cyber-security community under codenames such as Fox Kitten or 
Parisite.


IRAN'S CYBER OPERATIONS "SPEAR TIP"

A former government cyber-security analyst, now working for a private 
security firm, called the group as Iran's "spear tip" when it comes to 
cyber-attacks.

He described the group's primary task as having to provide an "initial 
beachead" to other Iranian hacking groups — such as APT33 (Shamoon), 
Oilrig (APT34), or Chafer.

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