Introducing Wallarm Middle East Cloud: Built for Data Residency Compliance

As API and AI adoption grows across the Middle East, so do the expectations around how data is handled. For many organizations operating in this region, it’s not just about securing applications. It’s about doing it in a way that keeps data in-country and aligned with local requirements. Today,...

A DarkSword hangs over unpatched iPhones

Researchers at Google have identified an iOS exploit chain, named DarkSword, that has been used since late last year by multiple actors to infect iPhones with malware in targeted attacks. DarkSword combines six vulnerabilities in iOS and Safari to deploy malware on the device. It demonstrates, on...

Kimwolf Android Botnet Infects Over 2 Million Devices via Exposed ADB and Proxy Networks

The botnet known as Kimwolf has infected more than 2 million Android devices by tunneling through residential proxy networks, according to findings from Synthient. "Key actors involved in the Kimwolf botnet are observed monetizing the botnet through app installs, selling residential proxy...

Everest Leaks AT&T Records, Demands $1M for Dublin Airport Passenger Data

Everest ransomware group leaks alleged AT&T Carrier data, demands $1 million for Dublin Airport files and $2 million for Air Arabia employee records...

Everest Ransomware Says It Stole 1.5M Dublin Airport Passenger Records

Everest ransomware group claims to have stolen 1.5 million passenger records from Dublin Airport and personal data of 18,000 Air Arabia employees in latest breaches...

Evolution of the PipeMagic backdoor: from the RansomExx incident to CVE-2025-29824

In April 2025, Microsoft patched 121 vulnerabilities in its products. According to the company, only one of them was being used in real-world attacks at the time the patch was released: CVE-2025-29824. The exploit for this vulnerability was executed by the PipeMagic malware, which we first...

Zone Bitaqati 安全漏洞

Zone Bitaqati is an application from Zone Saudi Arabia. A security vulnerability exists in Zone Bitaqati version 3.4.0 and earlier, which stems from vulnerability to cross-site scripting attacks...

INE Security Partners with Abadnet Institute for Cybersecurity Training Programs in Saudi Arabia

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Chinese Hackers Deploy MarsSnake Backdoor in Multi-Year Attack on Saudi Organization

Threat hunters have exposed the tactics of a China-aligned threat actor called UnsolicitedBooker that targeted an unnamed international organization in Saudi Arabia with a previously undocumented backdoor dubbed MarsSnake. ESET, which first discovered the hacking group's intrusions targeting the...

Bridging the Gap: How Qualys Simplifies NCA ECC 2024 Compliance for Businesses

As the digital environment advances, new and more sophisticated cyber threats emerge, necessitating stronger and more adaptive cybersecurity measures. Recognizing this need, the National Cybersecurity Authority NCA of Saudi Arabia has introduced the Essential Cybersecurity Controls ECC 2024...

Chinese Hackers Deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in Global Espionage Campaign

A previously undocumented Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed SneakyChef has been linked to an espionage campaign primarily targeting government entities across Asia and EMEA Europe, Middle East, and Africa with SugarGh0st malware since at least August 2023. "SneakyChef uses lures that are...

Hajj Pilgrimage Hit by Extensive Phishing and Data Theft Scams

By Waqas Planning to perform Hajj this year? Ensure your journey to Saudi Arabia is secure and avoid online scams that could jeopardize your life savings and personal data. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hajj Pilgrimage Hit by Extensive Phishing and Data Theft Scams...

APT34 Deploys Phishing Attack With New Malware

We observed and tracked the advanced persistent threat APT APT34 group with a new malware variant accompanying a phishing attack comparatively similar to the SideTwist backdoor malware. Following the campaign, the group abused a fake license registration form of an African government agency to...

WINTAPIX Kernel Driver Targeting Middle Eastern Nations

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary The WINTAPIX driver, protected by VMProtect, targets Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, possibly linked to Iranian threat actors exploiting Exchange servers for malware deployment. To receive real-ti...

New WinTapix.sys Malware Engages in Multi-Stage Attack Across Middle East

An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging a malicious Windows kernel driver in attacks likely targeting the Middle East since at least May 2020. Fortinet Fortiguard Labs, which dubbed the artifact WINTAPIX WinTapix.sys, attributed the malware with low confidence to an Iranian threat...

New WinTapix.sys Malware Engages in Multi-Stage Attack Across Middle East

An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging a malicious Windows kernel driver in attacks likely targeting the Middle East since at least May 2020. Fortinet Fortiguard Labs, which dubbed the artifact WINTAPIX WinTapix.sys, attributed the malware with low confidence to an Iranian threat...

Israeli Spyware Vendor QuaDream to Shut Down Following Citizen Lab and Microsoft Expose

Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations in the coming days, less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The development was reported by the Israeli business newspaper Calcalist, citing unnamed sources, adding the company...

GuLoader Malware Using Malicious NSIS Executables to Target E-Commerce Industry

E-commerce industries in South Korea and the U.S. are at the receiving end of an ongoing GuLoader malware campaign, cybersecurity firm Trellix disclosed late last month. The malspam activity is notable for transitioning away from malware-laced Microsoft Word documents to NSIS executable files for...

Researchers Uncover Connection b/w Moses Staff and Emerging Abraham's Ax Hacktivists Group

New research has linked the operations of a politically motivated hacktivist group known as Moses Staff to another nascent threat actor named Abraham's Ax that emerged in November 2022. This is based on "several commonalities across the iconography, videography, and leak sites used by the groups,...

Ex-Twitter employee Gets 3.5 Years Jail for Spying on Behalf of Saudi Arabia

A former Twitter employee who was found guilty of spying on behalf of Saudi Arabia by sharing data pertaining to specific individuals has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. Ahmad Abouammo, 45, was convicted earlier this August on various criminal counts, including money launderin...