On Tuesday, pagers exploded simultaneously across Lebanon and on Wednesday, walkie-talkies exploded, with local authorities saying at least 37 people had been killed and thousands wounded from the two attacks. The Lebanese mission to the UN says the communication devices were detonated by electronic messages and a preliminary investigation by Lebanese authorities alleges “Israel’s Mossad … More Pager attack raises concerns
Security experts have warned about the emergence of previously unknown spyware with hacking capabilities comparable to NSO Group’s Pegasus that has already been used by clients to target journalists, political opposition figures and an employee of an NGO. Researchers at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto’s Munk School said the spyware, which is … More Experts warn of new spyware threat targeting journalists and political figures
ESET researchers discovered a new wiper and its execution tool, both attributed to the Agrius APT group. Agrius conducted a supply-chain attack abusing an Israeli software suite used in the diamond industry. Agrius is a newer Iran-aligned APT group solely focused on destructive operations. The group then deployed a new wiper we named Fantasy. Most … More Agrius group deploys new wiper through supply-chain attack in diamond industry, ESET Research discovers
Focused only on Israeli targets, POLONIUM attacked more than a dozen organizations in various verticals, such as engineering, information technology, law, communications, branding and marketing, media, insurance, and social services. Microsoft assesses that POLONIUM is an operational group based in Lebanon that coordinates its activities with other actors affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and … More APT group POLONIUM targets Israel with Creepy malware
