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Microsoft shares threat intelligence at CYBERWARCON 2023
At the CYBERWARCON 2023 conference, Microsoft and LinkedIn analysts are presenting several sessions detailing analysis across multiple sets of threat actors and related activity. This blog is intended to summarize the content of the research covered in these presentations and demonstrates Microso...
MuddyC2Go: New C2 Framework Iranian Hackers Using Against Israel
Iranian nation-state actors have been observed using a previously undocumented command-and-control C2 framework called MuddyC2Go as part of attacks targeting Israel. "The framework's web component is written in the Go programming language," Deep Instinct security researcher Simon Kenin said in a...
Internet Blackouts in Gaza Are a New Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War
Israel has said it’s prepared to disrupt internet service in Gaza, signaling a new age of warfare. In the past two weeks, the Palestinian territory has already suffered three communications shutdowns...
Intensified Israeli Surveillance Has Put the West Bank on Lockdown
The West Bank was Israel’s surveillance laboratory. Since the Israel-Hamas war began, Palestinian residents have been locked in for days at a time...
Iran's MuddyWater Targets Israel in New Spear-Phishing Cyber Campaign
The Iranian nation-state actor known as MuddyWater has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign targeting two Israeli entities to ultimately deploy a legitimate remote administration tool from N-able called Advanced Monitoring Agent. Cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct, which disclosed details o...
How Telegram Became a Terrifying Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War
Hamas posted gruesome images and videos that were designed to go viral. Sources argue that Telegram’s lax moderation ensured they were seen around the world...
The Destruction of Gaza’s Internet Is Complete
As Israel increases its ground operation in Gaza, the last remaining internet and mobile connections have gone dark...
TikTok Streamers Are Staging ‘Israel vs. Palestine’ Live Matches to Cash In on Virtual Gifts
TikTokkers are using a little-known livestreaming feature to falsely represent Israelis and Palestinians—and the company is taking a cut of costly in-app gifts viewers give to participants...
The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media
Hamas has threatened to broadcast videos of hostage executions. With the war between Israel and Hamas poised to enter a new phase, are social platforms ready?...
The Dangerous Mystery of Hamas’ Missing ‘Suicide Drones’
Hamas has long touted its military drones, but little is known about the true scale of the threat. The answer may have consequences for people on both sides of the Israel-Gaza border...
DDoS Attacks Leveraged by Attackers in Israel Conflict
Over the last few years, we’ve observed Distributed Denial of Service DDoS attacks used in many conflicts. In the Russia-Ukraine war, DDoS was used both by government cyber agencies and individual hacktivist groups to disrupt the flow of information and deface sites to promote propaganda. The...
Elon Musk Is Personally Undermining X’s Efforts to Curb Israel-Hamas War Disinformation
X’s Trust and Safety team says it’s working to remove false information related to the Israel-Hamas war. Meanwhile, Elon Musk is sharing conspiracies and chatting with QAnon promoters...
Hacktivists Trageting Critical ICS Infrastructure in Israel and Palestine
By Deeba Ahmed As the conflict escalates on the ground, hacktivists are gearing up for cyberwar. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacktivists Trageting Critical ICS Infrastructure in Israel and Palestine...
The Israel-Hamas War Is Drowning X in Disinformation
People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen...
Israel's Failure to Stop the Hamas Attack Shows the Danger of Too Much Surveillance
Hundreds dead, thousands wounded—Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel shows the limits of even the most advanced and invasive surveillance dragnets as full-scale war erupts...
'Unauthorized to make an AWS request.' When Using AWS Israel Region
Challenge When creating a new AWS S3 Object Storage Repository with the recently launched AWS Israel region il-central-1, configuring a Helper Appliance fails with the error: Unauthorized to make an AWS request. Cause This error occurs because the AWS SDK libraries used by Veeam Backup &...
Charming Kitten’s ‘Sponsor’ Strikes 34 Organizations in Brazil, Israel, and U.A.E
Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Charming Kitten, also known as Ballistic Bobcat, orchestrated a sophisticated campaign aimed at 34 diverse targets across Brazil, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates. This operation employed a novel...
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Charming Kitten's New Backdoor 'Sponsor' Targets Brazil, Israel, and U.A.E.
The Iranian threat actor known as Charming Kitten has been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting different entities in Brazil, Israel, and the U.A.E. using a previously undocumented backdoor named Sponsor. Slovak cybersecurity firm is tracking the cluster under the name Ballistic Bobcat...