Iran's school for state-sponsored cyberattackers admits it suffered a breach exposing the names and other personal information of its associates and students.

The Ravin Academy was established in 2019, ostensibly to train individuals in all facets of cybersecurity and recruit the best to work on Iranian intelligence (MOIS) projects.

As part of some broader actions against Iran, Ravin was sanctioned by the UK, US, and EU between 2022 and 2023 for its role in recruiting cyber specialists to carry out human rights violations.

In a statement posted to its Telegram channel on October 22, Ravin confirmed that the attack targeted one of the online platforms it hosts, and highlighted the timing as an attempt to undermine confidence in Iranian security.

"As a result of this attack, some of the

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