Tortoiseshell: Iranian Threat Actor Targeting Middle East and Europe
Tortoiseshell, also known as Imperial Kitten and Unyielding Wasp, is an Iranian threat actor active since at least July 2018. It targets…
Tag: Middle East
China-Linked Jewelbug Uses XG-Web for Government Espionage and Crypto Fraud
The China-linked threat actor known as Jewelbug has been observed conducting cyber espionage against governments and militaries while simultaneously running a cryptocurrency…
Nimbus Manticore Deploys NightLedger Backdoor and WebSocket Tunnelers in Multi-Region Espionage Campaign
Iranian state-backed hacking group Nimbus Manticore (also known as GalaxyGato, Mirage Kitten, Smoke Sandstorm, Subtle Snail, and UNC1549) has been linked to…
TELESHIM Abuses Telegram for C2 in Attacks Against Middle East Governments
Cybersecurity researchers at Zscaler ThreatLabz have uncovered a malicious campaign targeting government entities in the Middle East, attributed to an East Asian…
East Asian Threat Actor Targets Middle East Governments with TELESHIM Malware
An unaffiliated East Asian threat actor has been conducting cyber attacks against Middle Eastern government entities, deploying TELESHIM, MIXEDKEY, and BINDCLOAK malware.…
Iran-Linked Hackers Deploy New Cavern C2 Framework in Targeted Attacks on Israeli Organizations
Iranian state-sponsored hackers affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) have been using a previously undocumented modular command-and-control (C2) framework…