[[{"content_id":410510,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"IRGC intelligence dismantles hacking network tied to Mossad, foreign media","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps Intelligence Organization has announced a major counterintelligence success, apprehending the leader of a hacking group known as \"Backdoor.\"","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"According to Iranian media reports, the group&rsquo;s leader operated under the deceptive online persona of a Dutch girl defending the freedom of Iranian women and was reportedly supplying classified information on Iranian security forces to anti-Iran media networks, including Iran International, and networks linked to Israel&#39;s Mossad.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe case began in 2022 when the &quot;Backdoor&quot; Telegram channel and Twitter account gained notoriety by publishing personal information concerning morality police officers and other military personnel.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nInitially, &quot;Backdoor&quot; presented itself as a young European woman exposing secrets in support of Iranian women.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis narrative was heavily amplified by foreign media, notably Iran International, which broadcast reports based on the leaked data.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHowever, a multi-layered intelligence operation by IRGC cyber specialists showed the person behind the persona was neither a &quot;girl&quot; nor &quot;Dutch,&quot; but a young Iranian man who led a domestic hacking group.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to his confessions, his primary motive was to generate income through cryptocurrency.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe captured leader confessed to receiving payments for specific targets and high-value information.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe investigation uncovered that the hacking group was part of a broader, more dangerous network involving Iran International journalists, a rival hacking group &quot;Lab Dookhtegan&quot;, and ultimately, Mossad.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe &quot;Lab Dookhtegan&quot; group is known for its open pro-Zionist leanings and boasted on its Telegram channel about its role in collecting intelligence targets inside Iran during recent conflicts.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIran&rsquo;s security apparatus places a high priority on identifying and dismantling foreign espionage operations.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nOperations frequently target networks run by the CIA and Mossad, often culminating in the arrest of dual nationals or individuals leaking sensitive military, nuclear, or economic information.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">According to Iranian media reports, the group&rsquo;s leader operated under the deceptive online persona of a Dutch girl defending the freedom of Iranian women and was reportedly supplying classified information on Iranian security forces to anti-Iran media networks, including Iran International, and networks linked to Israel&#39;s Mossad.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The case began in 2022 when the &quot;Backdoor&quot; Telegram channel and Twitter account gained notoriety by publishing personal information concerning morality police officers and other military personnel.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Initially, &quot;Backdoor&quot; presented itself as a young European woman exposing secrets in support of Iranian women.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">This narrative was heavily amplified by foreign media, notably Iran International, which broadcast reports based on the leaked data.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">However, a multi-layered intelligence operation by IRGC cyber specialists showed the person behind the persona was neither a &quot;girl&quot; nor &quot;Dutch,&quot; but a young Iranian man who led a domestic hacking group.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">According to his confessions, his primary motive was to generate income through cryptocurrency.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The captured leader confessed to receiving payments for specific targets and high-value information.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The investigation uncovered that the hacking group was part of a broader, more dangerous network involving Iran International journalists, a rival hacking group &quot;Lab Dookhtegan&quot;, and ultimately, Mossad.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The &quot;Lab Dookhtegan&quot; group is known for its open pro-Zionist leanings and boasted on its Telegram channel about its role in collecting intelligence targets inside Iran during recent conflicts.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Iran&rsquo;s security apparatus places a high priority on identifying and dismantling foreign espionage operations.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Operations frequently target networks run by the CIA and Mossad, often culminating in the arrest of dual nationals or individuals leaking sensitive military, nuclear, or economic information.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2025-11-10 11:04:46","content_date_event":"2025-11-10 11:04:46","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2025-11-10 11:05:33","content_date_register":"2025-11-10 11:05:33","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"IRGC intelligence dismantles hacking network tied to Mossad, foreign media","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561444_1298516708_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561444_1298516708_300_168.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561444_1298516708_400_224.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561444_1298516708_600_336.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561444_1298516708_900_504.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561444_1298516708_1000_560.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":1298516708,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202511\/561444_1298516708.jpg","width":1000,"height":560,"size":0}}}]}]]