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Iranian Hackers Target US Fintech & Social Media
8 Apr
Summary
- Pro-Iranian cyber group claimed attacks on Chime and Pinterest.
- Chime experienced a brief website disruption affecting services.
- Pinterest mitigation was swift, impacting minimal traffic.
A pro-Iranian cybercrime group has claimed responsibility for cyberattacks that briefly took Chime Financial Inc. and Pinterest Inc. offline.
Chime, a San Francisco-based fintech company, suffered a distributed-denial-of-service attack on April 1st, leading to customer frustration as services were inaccessible. The company confirmed a temporary website disruption but assured that no funds or member data were compromised.
Shortly after, on Tuesday, Pinterest, another San Francisco-based social networking company, experienced a similar attack. A spokesperson stated the attack was mitigated within minutes and impacted less than 2% of Pinterest's traffic.
The Iranian-aligned group also asserted responsibility for disrupting operational technology systems within US critical infrastructure, impacting the energy and water sectors, according to a government advisory. This advisory coincided with heightened geopolitical tensions.
