Syria

A report from Citizen Lab, recipient of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions, describes a malware operation targeting Syrian activists and links the activity to Iran. The report asserts that hackers have used a range of techniques to target Windows computers and Android phones with the apparent goal of penetrating the computers of well-connected individuals in the Syrian opposition. According to the report, while the Syrian opposition has been targeted by malware campaigns in the past, this activity is a new malware group consistent with Iranian activity previously observed and originating from an Iranian internet space.