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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 77
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Malware Newsletter Choose Your Fighter: A New Stage in the Evolution of Android SMS Stealers in Uzbekistan From Linear to Complex: An Upgrade in RansomHouse Encryption Prince of Persia: A Decade of Iranian Nation-State APT Campaign…
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Iranian >>Prince of Persia<< APT Resurfaces with Telegram-Controlled Stealth Malware
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Infy Returns: Iran-linked hacking group shows renewed activity
Researchers report renewed activity by Iran-linked Infy (Prince of Persia), showing the hacking group remains active and dangerous after years of silence. SafeBreach researchers have spotted renewed activity from the Iran-linked APT group Infy, also known as Prince of Persia, nearly five years after its last known campaigns in Europe. SafeBreach warns the group remains…
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Iranian Infy APT Resurfaces with New Malware Activity After Years of Silence
Threat hunters have discerned new activity associated with an Iranian threat actor known as Infy (aka Prince of Persia), nearly five years after the hacking group was observed targeting victims in Sweden, the Netherlands, and Turkey.”The scale of Prince of Persia’s activity is more significant than we originally anticipated,” Tomer Bar, vice president of security…
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Iranian APT Prince of Persia returns with new malware and C2 infrastructure
A shift to Telegram: More recently, the researchers identified a new Tonnerre variant that’s advertised as v50, as well as an unknown new Foudre version that goes along with it. These versions use a new C2 server structure and, most importantly, can download a file from the server that enables Telegram communication via its API.The…
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Iranian APT Targeting Networks and Critical Infrastructure Organizations
Iranian state-sponsored threat actors, previously thought to have gone dormant, have resurfaced with sophisticated new malware campaigns targeting critical infrastructure organizations globally. A new research report released by SafeBreach Labs reveals that the >>Prince of Persia
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APT35 Leak Reveals Spreadsheets Containing Domains, Payments, and Server Information
Iranian cyber unit Charming Kitten, officially designated APT35, has long been dismissed as a noisy but relatively unsophisticated threat actor a politically motivated collective known for recycled phishing templates and credential-harvesting pages. Episode 4, the latest intelligence dump, fundamentally rewrites that assessment. What emerges is not a hacker collective but a government department, complete with…
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Iranian APT ‘Prince of Persia’ Resurfaces With New Tools and Targets
SafeBreach reports the resurgence of the Iranian APT group Prince of Persia (Infy). Discover how these state-sponsored hackers are now using Telegram bots and Thunder and Lightning malware to target victims globally across Europe, India, and Canada. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/iran-apt-prince-of-persia-resurfaces/
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Iranian APT ‘Prince of Persia’ Resurfaces With New Tools and Targets
SafeBreach reports the resurgence of the Iranian APT group Prince of Persia (Infy). Discover how these state-sponsored hackers are now using Telegram bots and Thunder and Lightning malware to target victims globally across Europe, India, and Canada. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/iran-apt-prince-of-persia-resurfaces/
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Dormant Iran APT is Still Alive, Spying on Dissidents
Prince of Persia has rewritten the rules of persistence with advanced operational security and cryptographic communication with its command-and-control server. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/iran-apt-spying-dissidents
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Dormant Iran APT is Still Alive, Spying on Dissidents
Prince of Persia has rewritten the rules of persistence with advanced operational security and cryptographic communication with its command-and-control server. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/iran-apt-spying-dissidents
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Nation-State and Cybercrime Exploits Tied to React2Shell
Tags: china, cve, cybercrime, ddos, exploit, hacker, iran, korea, malware, north-korea, service, update, vulnerability2 More Vulnerabilities Need Patching in React Server Components, Warns Vercel. Mass exploitation of the React2Shell – CVE-2025-55182 – vulnerability remains underway by nation-state hackers tied to China, North Korea and Iran, as well as financially motivated cybercriminals running everything from cryptomining malware to DDoS services, security experts warn. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Charming Kitten Leak Reveals Key Operatives, Front Firms, and Massive Global Compromise
The latest materials from the Charming Kitten network access reveal three significant findings that expand our understanding of Iran’s APT35 cyber operations: complete salary records for operative teams, expanded surveillance platform capabilities, and a classified 2004 document connecting Iran’s obtained IAEA inspection materials to Department 40 assassination targeting. The leaked materials document unprecedented compensation data…
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Charming Kitten Leak Reveals Key Operatives, Front Firms, and Massive Global Compromise
The latest materials from the Charming Kitten network access reveal three significant findings that expand our understanding of Iran’s APT35 cyber operations: complete salary records for operative teams, expanded surveillance platform capabilities, and a classified 2004 document connecting Iran’s obtained IAEA inspection materials to Department 40 assassination targeting. The leaked materials document unprecedented compensation data…
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Officials offer $10M reward for information on IRGC-linked leader and close associate
Mohammad Bagher Shirinkar and Fatemeh Sedighian Kashi are accused of maintaining a close relationship planning and conducting cyberattacks of interest to the Iranian government. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/shahid-shushtari-iran-cyber-electronic-command-10m-reward/
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Officials offer $10M reward for information on IRGC-linked leader and close associate
Mohammad Bagher Shirinkar and Fatemeh Sedighian Kashi are accused of maintaining a close relationship planning and conducting cyberattacks of interest to the Iranian government. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/shahid-shushtari-iran-cyber-electronic-command-10m-reward/
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Officials offer $10M reward for information on IRGC-linked leader and close associate
Mohammad Bagher Shirinkar and Fatemeh Sedighian Kashi are accused of maintaining a close relationship planning and conducting cyberattacks of interest to the Iranian government. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/shahid-shushtari-iran-cyber-electronic-command-10m-reward/
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Officials offer $10M reward for information on IRGC-linked leader and close associate
Mohammad Bagher Shirinkar and Fatemeh Sedighian Kashi are accused of maintaining a close relationship planning and conducting cyberattacks of interest to the Iranian government. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/shahid-shushtari-iran-cyber-electronic-command-10m-reward/
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Operation Kitten: Hacktivist Groups Targeting Israel with Cyberattacks
A new platform known as the “kitten” project has emerged as a coordination hub for hacktivist campaigns targeting Israel, operating at the intersection of cyber activism and state-aligned influence. While the operators publicly deny direct ties to Iran, technical evidence and infrastructure traces indicate a close relationship with an Iranian cybersecurity ecosystem and pro-Iranian hacktivist…
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MuddyWater Deploys UDPGangster Backdoor in Targeted Turkey-Israel-Azerbaijan Campaign
The Iranian hacking group known as MuddyWater has been observed leveraging a new backdoor dubbed UDPGangster that uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) for command-and-control (C2) purposes.The cyber espionage activity targeted users in Turkey, Israel, and Azerbaijan, according to a report from Fortinet FortiGuard Labs.”This malware enables remote control of compromised systems by allowing First…
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‘MuddyWater’ Hackers Target Israeli Orgs With Retro Game Tactic
Iran’s top state-sponsored APT is usually rather crass. But in a recent spate of attacks, it tried out some interesting evasion tactics, including delving into Snake, an old-school mobile game. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/muddywater-hackers-israeli-orgs-retro-game
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Wie Unternehmen sich gegen neue KI-Gefahren wappnen
Tags: ai, china, cyberattack, cyersecurity, hacker, hacking, injection, iran, ml, penetration-testing, phishing, risk, tool, vulnerabilityKI ist nicht nur ein Tool für Hacker, sondern kann auch selbst zur Gefahr werden.In der Welt der Cybersicherheit gibt es ein grundlegendes Prinzip, das auf den ersten Blick widersprüchlich klingen mag: ‘Wir hacken, bevor Cyberkriminelle die Gelegenheit dazu bekommen.” Um dies umzusetzen und Produktionsstraßen oder Maschinen zu schützen, setzen Unternehmen wie Siemens auf zwei…
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Wie Unternehmen sich gegen neue KI-Gefahren wappnen
Tags: ai, china, cyberattack, cyersecurity, hacker, hacking, injection, iran, ml, penetration-testing, phishing, risk, tool, vulnerabilityKI ist nicht nur ein Tool für Hacker, sondern kann auch selbst zur Gefahr werden.In der Welt der Cybersicherheit gibt es ein grundlegendes Prinzip, das auf den ersten Blick widersprüchlich klingen mag: ‘Wir hacken, bevor Cyberkriminelle die Gelegenheit dazu bekommen.” Um dies umzusetzen und Produktionsstraßen oder Maschinen zu schützen, setzen Unternehmen wie Siemens auf zwei…
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Iran-linked hackers target Israeli, Egyptian critical infrastructure through phishing campaign
Active between September 2024 and March 2025, the operation primarily targeted organizations in Israel’s technology, engineering, local government, educational and manufacturing sectors. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iran-linked-hackers-target-israel-egypt-phishing
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MuddyWater strikes Israel with advanced MuddyViper malware
Iran-linked threat actor MuddyWater targeted multiple Israeli sectors with a new MuddyViper backdoor in recent attacks. ESET researchers uncovered a new MuddyWater campaign targeting Israeli organizations and one confirmed Egyptian target. The Iran-linked APT group MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, Mango Sandstorm, TA450, and Static Kitten) deployed custom tools to evade defenses and maintain persistence. They used a Fooder loader,…
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Iran-Linked Hackers Hits Israeli Sectors with New MuddyViper Backdoor in Targeted Attacks
Israeli entities spanning academia, engineering, local government, manufacturing, technology, transportation, and utilities sectors have emerged as the target of a new set of attacks undertaken by Iranian nation-state actors that have delivered a previously undocumented backdoor called MuddyViper.The activity has been attributed by ESET to a hacking group known as MuddyWater (aka Mango First seen…
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Iran Hackers Take Inspiration From Snake Video Game
MuddyWater Hides Malware With Game Delay Technique. Iranian nation-state hackers took inspiration from a mobile phone time-killing mainstay, say security researchers who spotted hackers downloading malware masquerading as the Snake video game. A callback to the game isn’t nostalgia, say researchers at Eset. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/iran-hackers-take-inspiration-from-snake-video-game-a-30177