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A sophisticated campaign that has targeted Israel for at least 8 years shows evidence of improving its capabilities.
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A long-running espionage campaign shows signs of iteration and development amid Gaza fighting, researchers say.
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A Palestinian-aligned hacking group has targeted Middle Eastern governments, foreign policy think tanks and a state-affiliated airline with a new malware implant as part of “highly targeted intelligence collection campaigns,” according to research published Tuesday. The findings, from researchers with cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, unpack the latest activities of an established and well-documented Arabic-speaking hacking group known as MoleRATs and its deployment of a new intelligence-gathering trojan they call “NimbleMamba.” The malware serves an intelligence-gathering trojan and, according to the researchers, is likely designed gain initial access to a target system. The group has gone after targets worldwide over the years, but Tuesday’s research examines campaigns against an unnamed Middle East government, foreign policy think tanks and a state-affiliated airline starting in August 2021 and continuing into January 2022. The operators behind MoleRATs — also known as TA402 — are “evolving their techniques and creating these very nicely done, specific and […]
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By Deeba Ahmed
Cybereason researchers have identified an ongoing espionage campaign using three yet unidentified malware variants.
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The threat group is increasing its espionage activity in light of the current political climate and recent events in the Middle East, with two new backdoors. Continue reading MoleRats APT Returns with Espionage Play Using Facebook, Dropbox