An Iranian hacking group is expanding operations in the Middle East, report says 3/1/2018 11:58:47 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print Hackers in Iran are believed to have infiltrated the computer networks of major global energy companies • Middle East, according to a new report from Symantec. • The cybersecurity firm said last year, Chafer attacked organizations in Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. • Cybersecurity experts previously pointed to the growing sophistication of Iran's cyber-espionage capabilities, following a 2011 cyberattack that destroyed computer-controlled equipment at the country's Natanz uranium enrichment facility.         CNBC, March 1, 2018  - An Iran-based hacking group that in the past has conducted domestic surveillance is turning its gaze outward across the Middle East, according to a new report from Symantec. The cybersecurity firm said ...

Terror Airlines? Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps runs country's largest airline, report says An Iranian opposition group claims that Iran’s biggest airline — Mahan Air — is run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its Qods Force.  (REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi, File) A new report released by an Iranian opposition group claims that Iran’s biggest airline — Mahan Air — is run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and its Qods Force. This force is commanded by notorious Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. The new report published by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) states that the so-called private airline, Iran’s largest commercial airliner, is anything but commercial, and in fact works as a tool for Iran’s expansionist policies. President Donald Trump sanctioned the IRGC last month for supporting terrorism. The report titled, “An IRGC Qods Force entity operating under the guise of a private company,” stated that...