US unleashes cyber warriors on Iran
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Directly approved by Trump

The US said it had responded to a recent rise in Iranian cyber activity and the shooting down of a spy drone last week by launching cyber attacks against Iran's military IT systems.

Microsoft in the secret war against Iranian hackers
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Now owns their domain names

Software King of the world, Microsoft, has been involved in the secret war against a group of Iranian government sponsored hackers.

Iranians nick shedloads of Citrix data
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It was a lemon entry Citrix

Iranian-backed hackers have stolen vast amounts of data from an IT outfit which handles the White House communications agency, the US military, the FBI and many American corporations.

China and Iran launching cyber attacks on US
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Experts blame it on Trump factor

Businesses and government agencies in the United States have been targeted in a sudden wave of aggressive attacks by Iranian and Chinese hackers and security experts believe they have been energized by President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal last year and his trade conflicts with China.

Two Iranians indicted by US for SamSam
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Don't expect them to face jail-time

US federal prosecutors have indicted two Iranian officials for creating and deploying the SamSam ransomware, which exploits a deserialisation vulnerability in Java-based servers.

ZTE pays a billion to carry on trading
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We're really really sorry

Chinese manufacturer ZTE will slip the US a billion dollars so that it can continue to buy stuff for its phones from America.

Iran hires cyber mercenaries for wet work
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Oliver's army is on its way

New research from Recorded Future has found that Iran is recruiting cyber mercenaries from online security forums to staff suddenly launched hacking campaigns.

Iranians purged from Apple's app store
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Inquisition against a rival religion 

The fruity cargo cult Apple has decided that if you are Iranian, you are automatically forbidden to enter Apple heaven.

ZTE is off the US trade blacklist
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Breathes a sigh of relief


ZTE is off the US. Department of Commerce’s naughty list and and will be able to buy and sell in the land of the fee.

Iran’s fear of breasts broke the internet in Hong Kong
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World swept into Iran’s battle with the Bazongas

Iran has a big problem with female breasts and one day decided that people on the internet should not be allowed to view them.