XtremeRAT Malware Used in Targeted Attacks Against Israel

Espionage malware used in attacks against Israel, as well as Syrian activists, in the last 18 months has been linked to a new attack against Israel’s Civil Administration, the country’s governing body in the West Bank. Researchers at Seculert reported today that samples of XtremeRAT, a...

New and Improved Madi Spyware Campaign Continues

Madi, the religiously-titled spyware that was discovered last week and thought to be dead, appears to be making a comeback, complete with updates. Kaspersky Lab researcher Nicolas Brulez reverse-engineered the new iteration of the malware, which surfaced on Wednesday. Unlike last week’s original...

Religious 'Madi' Spyware Spies on Critical Infrastructure in Middle East

A new variety of spyware has been targeting users in Iran, Israel and the Middle East for the last eight months according to joint research from Israeli security software firm Seculert and Kaspersky Lab. The new malware is using a variety of odd techniques and misdirection to entice users to...