CISA-FBI advisory details Iranian cyber attacks against NATO ally Albania

Recent Iranian cyber attacks against Albania, a NATO ally of the United States, were preceded by network infiltration roughly 14 months earlier that paved the way for “ransomware activity” and the subsequent deployment of destructive malware, CISA and the FBI said in a new advisory.

CISA and the FBI “are releasing this joint Cybersecurity Advisory to provide information on recent cyber operations against the Government of Albania in July and September,” according to the alert posted Wednesday.

“This advisory...