Iranian cyber group Pioneer Kitten sold access to hacked networks
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios
A hacker group associated with the Iranian government is selling “access to compromised networks on an underground forum,” likely without Tehran’s blessing, according to research by threat intelligence firm CrowdStrike.
Why it matters: That these Iranian hackers were apparently caught trying to make money on the side may show the dangers of relying on likely underpaid contractors to conduct sensitive offensive cyber operations.
What’s happening: The group, which CrowdStrike has named “Pioneer Kitten,” has been active since 2017, with its last known activity occurring in July 2020.
MACON â Peter D. Leary has been named as the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Leary was named acting U.S. Attorney following the resignation of Charlie Peeler, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Leary previously served as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney since 2018.
Leary has served the citizens of the Middle District of Georgia as a prosecutor since 2012. Since joining the United States Attorneyâs Office (USAO), he has worked as the officeâs AntiTerrorism Advisory Council (ATAC) coordinator, its Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) prosecutor and as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney.
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Peter D. Leary was named Monday, as the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. This comes after Charles Peeler resigned last week.
Acting U.S. Attorney Leary has served the citizens of the Middle District of Georgia as a prosecutor since 2012.
Since joining the United States Attorney’s Office (USAO), he has worked as the office’s Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council (ATAC) coordinator, its Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (CHIP) prosecutor and as the First Assistant U.S. Attorney.
In 2019, he received the Anti-Defamation League’s SHIELD award with FBI and Department of Justice partners, and he shared the 2018 International Association of Chiefs of Police/Thomson Reuters Award for Excellence in Criminal Investigation with the FBI and GBI.
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