A hacker organisation from Iran that was targeting Israeli vacation booking websites last month released the personal information of nearly 300,000 Israelis. Last month, the organisation known as Sharp Boys claimed to have acquired information such as ID numbers, addresses, credit card details, and more from Israeli travel websites.
Over 20 travel-related websites, including hotel4u.co.il, hotels.co.il, isrotel.com, minihotel.co.il, trivago.co.il, and danhotels.com, were compromised.
Hackers sponsored by the Iranian regime attempted a cyberattack against the Boston Children’s Hospital last year, revealed FBI Director Christopher Wray at a June 1 cyber security conference in Massachusetts.
Organizations and individuals in America are finding themselves in the crosshairs of Iranian government hackers who are taking advantage of critical infrastructure and personal information left vulnerable.
This week, Microsoft shared research that it is likely that Iranian-backed hackers launched attacks against more than 250 U.S. and Israeli defense contractors and global maritime companies through Office 365 accounts, and were successful 20 times.