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Iranian Hacker Who Aided Cyber Espionage Attacks on U.S. Unmasked

(Fox News) Hollie McKay - Jeff Bardin - the Chief Intelligence Officer at the California-based security firm Treadstone 71 - says he has unmasked Mostafa Selahi Qalavand, 29, a top Iranian malware developer and hacker linked to Tehran's Ministry of Defense, who was involved in cyber espionage attacks on the U.S., Sunni Arab countries and Israel. "His involvement was primarily with cyber espionage operations for the Iranian government," Bardin told Fox News. "He has been a key part of the supply chain for Iranian-affiliated hacking groups, which have carried out extensive cyber espionage campaigns.... Without his crypters [used to conceal malware in an attack], these Iranian attacks would have been far less successful."
2019-07-15 00:00:00
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