Iranian Hackers Using Remote Utilities Software to Spy On Its Targets

Hackers with suspected ties to Iran are actively targeting academia, government agencies, and tourism entities in the Middle East and neighboring regions as part of an espionage campaign aimed at data theft. Dubbed "Earth Vetala" by Trend Micro, the latest finding expands on previous research...

Iranian Hackers Utilize ScreenConnect to Spy On UAE, Kuwait Government Agencies

UAE and Kuwait government agencies are targets of a new cyberespionage campaign potentially carried out by Iranian threat actors, according to new research. Attributing the operation to be the work of Static Kitten aka MERCURY or MuddyWater, Anomali said the "objective of this activity is to...