Nation-stateMar 20, 2026
‼️The FBI just released a FLASH warning on the government of Iran cyber actors deploying Telegram...
The FBI issued a FLASH warning alerting organizations to Iranian state-sponsored cyber actors using Telegram as a command-and-control (C2) infrastructure to deploy malware against identified targets. This represents an evolving tactic by Iranian threat actors to leverage legitimate messaging platforms for covert command execution and data exfiltration.
Summary
The FBI issued a FLASH warning alerting organizations to Iranian state-sponsored cyber actors using Telegram as a command-and-control (C2) infrastructure to deploy malware against identified targets. This represents an evolving tactic by Iranian threat actors to leverage legitimate messaging platforms for covert command execution and data exfiltration.
Indicators of Compromise
- malware — Iranian state-sponsored malware (deployment via Telegram C2)