Iran-Linked Hackers Hit Israeli Sectors with New MuddyViper Backdoor in Targeted Attacks

Israeli entities spanning academia, engineering, local government, manufacturing, technology, transportation, and utilities sectors have emerged as the target of a new set of attacks undertaken by Iranian nation-state actors that have delivered a previously undocumented backdoor called MuddyViper...

Iran-Linked MuddyWater Targets 100+ Organizations in Global Espionage Campaign

The Iranian nation-state group known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a new campaign that has leveraged a compromised email account to distribute a backdoor called Phoenix to various organizations across the Middle East and North Africa MENA region, including over 100 government entities. The...

Iran-Linked DCHSpy Android Malware Masquerades as VPN Apps to Spy on Dissidents

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new Android spyware artifacts that are likely affiliated with the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security MOIS and have been distributed to targets by masquerading as VPN apps and Starlink, a satellite internet connection service offered by SpaceX...