Tag: Iran

Agrius group deploys new wiper through supply-chain attack in diamond industry, ESET Research discovers

December 7, 2022

ESET researchers discovered a new wiper and its execution tool, both attributed to the Agrius APT group. The malware operators conducted a supply-chain attack abusing an Israeli software developer to deploy their new wiper, Fantasy, and a new lateral movement and Fantasy execution tool, Sandals. The abused Israeli software suite is used in the diamond … More Agrius group deploys new wiper through supply-chain attack in diamond industry, ESET Research discovers

Masquerading as a translation app, Furball spyware goes after Iranian citizens, ESET Research finds

October 21, 2022

ESET researchers recently identified a new version of the Android malware FurBall being used in a Domestic Kitten campaign conducted by the APT-C-50 group. The Domestic Kitten campaign is known to conduct mobile surveillance operations against Iranian citizens and this new FurBall version is no different in its targeting. ESET researchers recently identified a new … More Masquerading as a translation app, Furball spyware goes after Iranian citizens, ESET Research finds

APT group POLONIUM targets Israel with Creepy malware

October 11, 2022

ESET researchers recently analyzed previously undocumented custom backdoors and cyberespionage tools deployed in Israel by the POLONIUM APT group. ESET named the five previously undocumented backdoors with the suffix “-Creep.” According to ESET telemetry, POLONIUM has targeted more than a dozen organizations in Israel since at least September 2021, with the group’s most recent actions … More APT group POLONIUM targets Israel with Creepy malware

ESET Research discovers watering hole attacks on websites in the Middle East with links to Candiru spyware

November 17, 2021

ESET reveals research into a campaign of strategic web compromises targeting the websites of media, government, internet service providers and aerospace/military tech companies, with links to the Middle East and a strong focus on Yemen and the surrounding conflict.  The targets are located in the Middle East: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen; in Europe: Italy, … More ESET Research discovers watering hole attacks on websites in the Middle East with links to Candiru spyware

Is the world going to go to war over cyberattacks?

June 16, 2016

According to NATO’s decision, a cyberattack on a member country could be considered an attack on the entire US-led alliance, potentially triggering a military response. Does this translate to “You hack us, we nuke you”? While on one hand cybersecurity is as much part of the global security system as physical security and should therefore … More Is the world going to go to war over cyberattacks?