Iranian cyber operation Emennet Pasargad, also known as Aria Sepehr Ayandehsazan, Cotton Sandstorm, and Haywire Chicken, was noted by the FBI, Department of Treasury, and the Israel National Cyber Directorate to have leveraged updated tradecraft, such as IP camera breaches and generative artificial intelligence, in recent attacks, including its compromise of the Summer Olympics, reports The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. Intrusions aimed at the Olympics included the targeting of an anonymous French commercial dynamic display provider in July to show photo montages denouncing Israel’s participation in the games, as well as disinformation efforts involving fake news and threat messages to Israeli athletes, according to the joint advisory.

Source: SC Magazine