‘Iran-linked hackers’ stealing research secrets from dozens of universities in latest cyber-scare

A UK-based firm says hackers with ties to the Iranian government are targeting the world’s top universities to steal unpublished research – at least from those academics who are fooled by bogus login pages. The Counter Threat Unit (CTU) from UK-based cyber security firm Secureworks published a report [LINK] stating that 76 universities around the […]

Jury finds Iran-linked office tower can be seized by US govt

A New York jury has concluded that a tower located in Manhattan can be seized by the US government. The nonprofit organization that owns the building was determined to be in violation of US sanctions against Iran. The Alavi foundation, the company which is a majority owner of the tower, is accused of concealing the […]