wlan antenna Research reveals vulnerabilities in routers that left 700,000-plus exposed ForeScout said one of them warranted rating at the maximum severity level, although DrayTek has issued patches. 1 day ago By Tim Starks
Flag of Yemen. (Getty Images) Pro-Houthi hacking group linked to spyware operation on Arabian Peninsula A group that appears to support the Houthis in Yemen is targeting organizations working in the region with malicious Android-based apps. May 16, 2023 By Christian Vasquez
(Getty Images) FBI, CISA, Cyber Command take aim at cyber-espionage by Iran’s MuddyWater group The group allegedly has targeted the defense, local government, oil and natural gas and telecommunications sectors in places including North America. Feb 24, 2022 By Tim Starks
Screenshot from a video uploaded by hackers to an Iranian television broadcast Jan. 27, 2022. Deep dive into hack against Iranian state TV yields wiper malware, other custom tools "We could not find any evidence that these tools were used previously, or attribute them to a specific threat actor," Check Point researchers said. Feb 18, 2022
Trial and error in Kuwait One disruption at a bank, a long legal battle and the case of a missing $9 million. Feature Aug 26, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
A Palestinian man walks past a destroyed building in Gaza City on May 16, 2021, after an Israeli bombardment of the Hamas-controlled territory. (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images) After Gaza ceasefire, MoleRATs hacking group continues to target Middle Eastern governments It’s an example of how, alongside the violence that has long marked the Israel-Palestine conflict, there are often much subtler efforts by digital spies to access networks. Jun 17, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
The streets of Najaf, a city in south-central Iraq, are pictured in March 2020. A new hacking campaign is dubbed “Fajan,” or Najaf spelled backwards, after a malicious computer script used in the activity. (Photo by HAIDAR HAMDANI/AFP via Getty Images) Hackers pose as Bloomberg employees in email scam The emails politely ask users in fluent English to enable Microsoft Excel features that allow the code to execute. Apr 21, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
Attendees listen to a speech during the the International Conference on the Legal-International Claims of the Holy Defense in the capital Tehran on February 23, 2021. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo by ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images) Suspected Iranian hackers snooping on Middle Eastern targets anew MuddyWater is targeting government agencies, academia and the tourism industry. Mar 5, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) ‘MuddyWater’ spies suspected in attacks against Middle East governments, telecoms While other hacking teams associated with Tehran have gained notoriety for data-wiping attacks, MuddyWater as been relentless in its spying efforts. Oct 21, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
Pete Linforth via Pixabay Hacker-for-hire group leverages zero-days, disinformation in Middle East Meet "Bahamut," a group that has included malicious apps in the Play Store and iOS marketplace. Oct 7, 2020 By Shannon Vavra