Rep. Summer Lee’s letter, first reported by CyberScoop, follows ICE confirmation of using spyware and news of a Trump ally becoming NSO Group’s executive chairman.

Researchers said it’s the first-ever mapping of attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure.

The Handala group claimed responsibility for hitting the company with a wiper attack last month.

It’s been difficult early on to separate signal from noise, even if the attack on the medical device maker looks like a qualified success for the attackers.

Alexandra Seymour also talked about cyber workforce goals, including emulating Israel’s Unit 8200.

The spyware vendor made those two arguments, among others, in a motion to stay the California court ruling.

The judge also reduced the amount NSO Group would have to pay in punitive damages from $167.3 million to $4 million.

The group leveraged dozens of social media accounts and “routinely used” AI-generated imagery and video to stoke unrest among Iran’s population, according to Citizen Lab. 

SecurityScorecard and the Middle East Institute said in separate reports this week that Iranian hacker operations during the 12-day conflict exhibited clear strategic intent.

A $90 million crypto theft from Nobitex marks the second cyberattack on Iran’s financial systems in as many days. Predatory Sparrow claimed responsibility for both attacks.