Testimony that Iran is learning hacking techniques from American experts
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According to the testimony of a security researcher who was contacted by Iran, the news site Ars Technica reports that 'Iran's hacking technology is likely to have been cultivated by studying with American experts.'
Iran courted US security expert for years, seeking industrial hacking training | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/iran-courted-us-security-expert-for-years-seeking-industrial-hacking-training/
Chris Kubeka, security researcher, spearheaded recovery after Saudi Aramco , the state-owned oil company of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was hit by one of the most destructive cyber-attacks in history, Shamoon. He is an expert in cyber warfare. Kumoona's response to Shamoon, which is believed to have been created by hackers backed by the Iranian government, has caused multiple damages, including severe damage to the network infrastructure of oil companies in the Middle East and Europe between 2012 and 2016. It was thrown into the cyber war and was rampant.
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`` Emails sent by Iranian telecommunications company of Iran (TCI) officials on behalf of the Iranian government include important nuclear-centric facilities, '' said Ars Technica. And a request to teach them about national hacks on infrastructure. '
The request from the TCI is specifically `` Advanced Penetration Tester course '' of GIAC , an information security qualification for the purpose of breaking through industrial control systems (ICS) and monitoring and control system SCADA. Was invited to participate in an Iranian trip to teach about. TCI has offered to pay up to $ 100,000 (about 10.82 million yen) per month for travel expenses and rewards at that time, and the itinerary will be a `` VIPIP (super VIP) tour that can take pictures with the Iranian army '' It was also included.
Mr. Kubeka did not accept this invitation, but rather provided all the evidence to the FBI, but the Iranian side has followed Keubecka's ardent approach for two and a half years. Finally, the Iranians who contacted Mr. Cubeca reportedly urged him to give his home address because he wanted to give him a 'gift'.
Ars Technica said, `` It is theoretically impossible to leak American security tools and technologies to Iran due to sanctions against Iran, but it is true that there are loopholes that can be abused '', in fact Suggests that it is likely that some American technicians have passed information and technology to Iran.
Iran is also steadily improving its hacking capabilities using Internet resources. Security research firm Recorded Future of the security team Insikt Group examined According to the recently activated to have Iranian hacker group ' APT33 Many of the tools' to full use, and open source tools, Commodity Malware that it was (consumer malware) That.
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It is also known that another Iranian hacker group, APT35 (also known as Phosphorous), was launching a massive hack against those involved in the United States presidential election in August 2019. It is said that this attack was not so sophisticated, but a Microsoft expert who analyzed the attack said, `` APT 35 attack is very ambitious, investing considerable time and resources for research and information gathering I have a clear intention to do so. 'With the presidential election scheduled for November 2020, it is expected that the situation will remain unpredictable.
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