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An advanced persistent threat group with links to Iran has updated its malware toolset to include a novel PowerShell-based implant called PowerLess Backdoor, according to new research published by Cybereason. The Boston-headquartered cybersecurity company attributed the malware to a hacking group known as Charming Kitten (aka Phosphorous, APT35, or TA453), while also calling out the […]
An Iranian state-sponsored actor has been observed scanning and attempting to abuse the Log4Shell flaw in publicly-exposed Java applications to deploy a hitherto undocumented PowerShell-based modular backdoor dubbed “CharmPower” for follow-on post-exploitation. “The actor’s attack setup was obviously rushed, as they used the basic open-source tool for the exploitation and based their operations on previous […]
The U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) on Wednesday officially confirmed MuddyWater’s ties to the Iranian intelligence apparatus, while simultaneously detailing the various tools and tactics adopted by the espionage actor to burrow into victim networks. “MuddyWater has been seen using a variety of techniques to maintain access to victim networks,” USCYBERCOM’s Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) […]
A state-sponsored threat actor allegedly affiliated with Iran has been linked to a series of targeted attacks aimed at internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunication operators in Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia, as well as a ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) in Africa, new findings reveal. The intrusions, staged by a group tracked as […]
An Iranian threat actor has unleashed a new cyberespionage campaign against a possible Lebanese target with a backdoor capable of exfiltrating sensitive information from compromised systems. Cybersecurity firm Check Point attributed the operation to APT34, citing similarities with previous techniques used by the threat actor as well as based on its pattern of victimology. APT34 […]
The internationally recognized hackers from Ashiyane Digital Security Team has attacked Brazilian cyber space, as a result 27 high profile Brazilian government got hacked, including the official websites of Brazilian Military Police and The Attorney General’s Office. While scrolling Zone-h, I got hold of latest cyber attack conducted by the group shows that all 27 websites were successfully defaced, deface page and […]
U.S.A has been one of the prime centers of cyber crimes in recent times and we this time around came to know one of horrifying facts regarding cyber crimes in U.S. Nearly, all the banks since September has been compromised by the cyber criminals. This includes all the leading banks of U.S: Bank of America, […]
An unknown anti-Israeli hacking group who goes by the handle of Parastoo has hacked into a UN Nuclear energy server three days ago, stealing the confidential information of almost 200 officials and scientists connected with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) directly or indirectly. The group leaked the information along with a statement on PasteBin asking for an independent inquiry into […]
A group of hackers who call themselves ”Islamic Jihad” has claimed to send thousands of emails in support of Gaza to 5000 Israeli military officials. According to Iran’s MashreghNews, the group has launched a massive cyber attack on the Israeli army in the wake of fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Images Courtesy: MashreghNews The […]
In an astonishing development reported in The Voice of Russia, NATO is planning to conduct its Cyber Coalition 2012 war games. VoR reported that In line with the exercise’s scenario NATO members come under cyber attacks from an aggressor, which is described as “an African country”. At the same time, some NATO authorities accept that the alliance is planning […]