Novel Tool Set Targeting Entities in the Middle East, Africa, and U.S.

Summary: An undisclosed threat actor has targeted organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S., deploying a newly identified backdoor named Agent Racoon. The attacker utilizes tools like Ntospy and a customized version of Mimikatz called Mimilite to carry out malicious activities. Threa...

Agent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.

Organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. have been targeted by an unknown threat actor to distribute a new backdoor called Agent Racoon. "This malware family is written using the .NET framework and leverages the domain name service DNS protocol to create a covert channel and provide...