iranian apt

About this tag
The Iranian APT tag covers discussions about Iranian advanced persistent threat actors targeting U.S. election systems and voter registration data. Content includes joint cybersecurity advisories from CISA and the FBI detailing how these actors obtain voter data, create fictitious media sites, and spread misinformation to influence elections. The tag also touches on broader secret scanning improvements in GitHub that help detect leaked credentials, though the primary focus remains on Iranian state-sponsored cyber operations against U.S. infrastructure.

  1. GitHub Secret Scanning Adds Azure MongoDB Meta Validators for Active Secrets

    GitHub’s secret scanning now includes built‑in validators for MongoDB, Meta (Facebook), and multiple Microsoft Azure token types, expanding the service’s ability to tell you not just that a secret was leaked but whether that secret is still usable — a capability that meaningfully changes how...
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  2. AA20-304A: Iranian Advanced Persistent Threat Actor Identified Obtaining Voter Registration Data

    Original release date: October 30, 2020 Summary This advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) version 7 framework. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise version 7 for all referenced threat actor tactics and techniques. This joint cybersecurity advisory...
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  3. AA20-296B: Iranian Advanced Persistent Threat Actors Threaten Election-Related Systems

    Original release date: October 22, 2020 Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are warning that Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) actors are likely intent on influencing and interfering with the U.S. elections to...
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