Iran’s Prince of Persia APT Hosts C&C in US for First Time Since 2016

Friday, October 23, 2026 at 06:39 AM UTC·Source: SecurityWeek

Updated: Friday, October 23, 2026 at 07:00 AM UTC

Executive Summary

After a three-month lull, Prince of Persia hid a Tornado C&C server on US shared hosting, its first US-based server since 2016. The post Iran’s Prince of Persia APT Hosts C&C in US for First Time Since 2016 appeared first on SecurityWeek .

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Originally published by SecurityWeek on Oct 23, 2026.

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