EU sanctions Iranian cyber front over election meddling, Charlie Hebdo breach

The Council of the European Union sanctioned Emennet Pasargad and several China-linked companies for state-linked cyber operations: Emennet is accused of Iranian-backed campaigns including election interference and a ~200,000-record data theft of Charlie Hebdo subscribers, while Chinese-linked Flax Typhoon and contractors (Integrity Technology Group and Anxun/i-Soon) are tied to large IoT compromises, a Mirai-based botnet and a hack-for-hire leak that exposed targeting of critical infrastructure and classified data.