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fromMail Online
1 week ago

Iran targets critical US infrastructure as Middle East war spirals

Iran-linked APT group Seedworm infiltrated US critical infrastructure including banks, airports, and defense contractors, installing backdoors for persistent access and potential future attacks.
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Would-be assassin gets 15 years for NYC plot against Iraninan-American journalist

A federal judge gave a would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison Wednesday for plotting to kill an Iranian American writer on behalf of Tehran after hearing the woman who was targeted describe multiple attempts on her life as threats against all Americans. Judge Lewis J. Liman said Carlisle Rivera's written conversations as he plotted to kill journalist and human rights advocate Masih Alinejad in Brooklyn in 2024 were "chilling" and he inflicted "great harm" on her and her husband.
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