DigiNotar breach TARGETS Iran
The attack appeared to target Iranian civilians and redirected people in Iran to fraudulent sites.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 3 Details
“This attack seemed to be targeting Iranian civilians.”
Country
country:iran
Also: Iranian, Islamic Republic of Iran
Country where users were targeted by the DigiNotar-related man-in-the-middle attack.
Country where users were targeted by the DigiNotar-related man-in-the-middle attack.
“A guy in Iran goes to check his e-mail.”
“Over 300,000 people from Iran visited the rogue server.”
Country identified in the episode as a major source of cyber-attacks against Israel.
“the party behind the cyber-attacks against Israel is first and foremost Iran”
Country whose nuclear-enrichment program and Natanz facility were targeted by Stuxnet.
“Stuxnet burrowed its way deep into a nuclear facility in Iran”
Country identified by the Saudi Arabian government as responsible for the attack, although the episode presents the attribution as disputed.
“According to the Saudi Arabian government, it was the country of Iran.”
“the [00:30:00] Iranian government never took credit for this attack.”
Country associated with the political controversy, the alleged state threat actor, and the Stuxnet context discussed in the episode.
“the Iranian attack against the Las Vegas Sands Casino Corporation”
Country referenced in the episode’s discussion of security-company naming conventions for hackers.
“Charming Kitten is given to Iran and so on.”
Country where the mole hunt and compromise of CIA covert communications began.
“What happened is in Iran, between 2009 and 2011”
Country whose nuclear enrichment facility was described as the target of Stuxnet.
“an Iranian nuclear enrichment facility”
Country identified by Mohammed as one source of threat actors targeting entities in the Gulf region.
“there were many interesting threat actors especially from, for example, Iran”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | TARGETS | DigiNotar breach | Explicit | 3 |
| incoming | TARGETS | Stuxnet | Explicit | 29 |
| incoming | TARGETS | Stuxnet | Explicit | 89 |
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Saudi Aramco cyber-attack (2012) | Attributed | 30 |
| incoming | ATTRIBUTED_TO | Saudi Aramco cyber-attack (2012) | Uncertain | 30 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | CIA covert communications compromise | Explicit | 75 |
| incoming | TARGETS | Stuxnet | Explicit | 89 |
DigiNotar breach TARGETS Iran
The attack appeared to target Iranian civilians and redirected people in Iran to fraudulent sites.
Explicit Confidence 97% · Jack Rhysider EP 3 Details
“This attack seemed to be targeting Iranian civilians.”
The Stuxnet attack targeted Iran.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 29 Details
“Stuxnet burrowed its way deep into a nuclear facility in Iran”
Saudi Aramco cyber-attack (2012) ATTRIBUTED_TO Iran
The Saudi Arabian government attributed the attack to Iran.
Attributed Confidence 96% · Chris Kubecka EP 30 Details
“According to the Saudi Arabian government, it was the country of Iran.”
Saudi Aramco cyber-attack (2012) ATTRIBUTED_TO Iran
Some security researchers believed the attack was retaliation from Iran for Stuxnet, but the episode presents this as a theory rather than a confirmed attribution.
Uncertain Confidence 78% · Jack Rhysider EP 30 Details
“some security researchers believe this was a retaliation from Iran because of the Stuxnet attack”
CIA covert communications compromise INVOLVES Iran
The communications compromise enabled Iranian officials to uncover CIA sources and operations connected to Iran.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jenna McLaughlin EP 75 Details
“Iranian officials used that information to uncover a vast network of sources within their country and abroad.”
Jack describes Stuxnet as attacking an Iranian nuclear enrichment facility.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 89 Details
“this was an attack on an Iranian nuclear enrichment facility in order to thwart their enrichment process.”
The Stuxnet attack is described as targeting Iran's nuclear enrichment facility.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 89 Details
“this was an attack on an Iranian nuclear enrichment facility”