A newly uncovered hacking group has breached a number of critical infrastructure and government organizations in the Middle East with a mixture of publicly available and custom-built tools, according to new research from cybersecurity giant Symantec. Dubbed Leafminer by the company, the group has infiltrated a number of organizations in countries such as Azerbaijan, Israel, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia, with a variety of intrusion techniques. Researchers observed the group using watering hole websites, vulnerability scans and brute-force login attempts for the purposes of data theft. Symantec researchers categorized the group as “highly active,” conducting various operations since early 2017. The group targeted a wide range of sectors, including energy, government, finance and telecommunications. According to Vikram Thakur, Symantec’s technical director, the group was active up until publication of the company’s research. “Their servers are very much still up,” Thakur told CyberScoop. The group is particularly adept at honing its skills based […]
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