Tag: middle-east
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Pro-Iranian Nasir Security is targeting energy companies in the Gulf
Resecurity tracks Iran-linked Nasir Security targeting Middle East energy firms amid ongoing regional cyber and military threats. Resecurity (USA) is tracking a relatively new cybercriminal group called Nasir Security, presumably associated with Iran, that is targeting energy organizations in the Middle East. The energy sector is one of the most impacted areas because of the…
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Pro-Iranian Nasir Security is Targeting The Energy Sector in the Middle East
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/pro-iranian-nasir-security-is-targeting-the-energy-sector-in-the-middle-east
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Tracking the Iran War: A Month of Escalation and Regional Impact
Iran war likely prolonged, increasing cyber threats, energy disruption, and instability, with companies in the Middle East facing higher risk. Follow me on Twitter:@securityaffairsandFacebookandMastodon PierluigiPaganini (SecurityAffairs hacking, Iran) First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/189604/cyber-warfare-2/tracking-the-iran-war-a-month-of-escalation-and-regional-impact.html
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Boggy Serpens Hits Diplomats, Critical Infrastructure in Espionage Waves
Boggy Serpens, also known as MuddyWater, has escalated its cyberespionage operations over the past year, focusing on diplomats and critical infrastructure organizations in a coordinated, multi-wave campaign. Boggy Serpens has moved beyond its earlier noisy, high-volume phishing style to prioritize persistence and stealth in campaigns across the Middle East, Europe, the Caucasus, Central and Western…
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Iranian Hackers Use Compromised Cameras for Regional Surveillance
Tags: apt, cctv, cyber, exploit, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iran, middle-eastIranian cyber actors are expanding operations targeting US organizations while also exploiting internet-connected cameras across the Middle East for intelligence collection and battlefield awareness. Recent incidents tied to APT group MuddyWater, camera”‘focused infrastructure, and hacktivist collective Handala point to an ecosystem that is operational but constrained, prioritizing persistence, visibility, and selective disruption over large”‘scale, coordinated cyber campaigns.…
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Weaponizing Conflict: ThreatLabz Exposes Mustang Panda’s Rapid PlugX Campaign in the Middle East
Tags: middle-eastThe post Weaponizing Conflict: ThreatLabz Exposes Mustang Panda’s Rapid PlugX Campaign in the Middle East appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/weaponizing-conflict-mustang-panda-rapid-plugx-campaign-middle-east/
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Update, March 13: Talos on the developing situation in the Middle East
Cisco Talos updates this blog with additional IOCs, guidance, recommendations and timelines as of March 10, 2026. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/talos-developing-situation-in-the-middle-east/
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Iran War Bait Fuels TA453, TA473 Phishing Campaigns
Tags: cloud, credentials, cyber, espionage, exploit, government, iran, malware, middle-east, phishing, service, theft, threatTA453, TA473, and several emerging threat clusters are exploiting breaking news about the Iran war to run highly targeted phishing campaigns against governments and policy organizations across the Middle East and beyond. These operations blend traditional espionage with opportunistic credential theft and malware delivery, often abusing compromised government accounts and trusted cloud services to increase…
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Iran-linked group says it hacked US company in retaliation for Minab school bombing
Hacker group Handala claimed responsibility for attack that caused ‘global disruption’ to Stryker Corporation’s systemsAn Iran-linked group said it hacked a US medical company, causing “global disruption” to its systems, in retaliation for the bombing of the Minab school in Iran, in an attack seen as widening the Middle East into the cyber realm.Handala, a…
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CISOs on alert: Strengthening cyber resilience amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East
As regional uncertainty rises, security leaders across the Gulf focus on resilience, faster incident response and deeper threat intelligence to protect critical systems and data First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366639768/CISOs-on-alert-Strengthening-cyber-resilience-amid-geopolitical-tensions-in-the-Middle-East
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Middle East Conflict Highlights Cloud Resilience Gaps
Data centers, used by both governments and militaries for operations, are now fair game, not just for cyberattacks, but for kinetic attacks as well. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/middle-east-conflict-highlights-cloud-resilience-gaps
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Update, March 10: Talos on the developing situation in the Middle East
Cisco Talos updates this blog with additional IOCs, guidance, recommendations and timelines as of March 10, 2026. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/talos-developing-situation-in-the-middle-east/
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Exploiting the Crisis: Chinese APTs Weaponize Middle East Tensions to Target Qatar with PlugX
The post Exploiting the Crisis: Chinese APTs Weaponize Middle East Tensions to Target Qatar with PlugX appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/exploiting-the-crisis-chinese-apts-weaponize-middle-east-tensions-to-target-qatar-with-plugx/
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Chinese APT Campaign Uses Middle East Lures to Target Qatar With PlugX
Chinese state-linked cyber espionage groups are actively exploiting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East to target organizations in Qatar, according to new findings. The campaign began almost immediately after the recent escalation in the region, highlighting how quickly advanced persistent threat (APT) groups adapt to real-world events to conduct cyber operations. Researchers from Check Point…
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5 Actions Critical for Cybersecurity Leadership During International Conflicts
Tags: attack, backup, business, cloud, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, government, incident response, infrastructure, international, iran, middle-east, military, network, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, russia, saas, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, ukraine, update, vulnerability, warfareThe recent military attacks involving Iran in the Middle East are a stark reminder that cybersecurity leadership must continually incorporate geopolitical risk into their enterprise cyber risk posture and preparedness. Every crisis that elevates to military engagements between cyber-active participants, changes the risk landscape of businesses, for people, operations, and data. This includes the…
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Eyes on the Front: Iranian Threat Actors Weaponize IP Cameras in Middle East Conflict
The post Eyes on the Front: Iranian Threat Actors Weaponize IP Cameras in Middle East Conflict appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/eyes-on-the-front-iranian-threat-actors-weaponize-ip-cameras-in-middle-east-conflict/
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Here’s Every Country Directly Impacted by the War on Iran
As the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate, more than a dozen countries in the region have reportedly been affected by air strikes. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/every-country-directly-impacted-by-the-war-on-iran/
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Threat Actors Intensify Targeting of IP Cameras Across the Middle East Amid Ongoing Conflict
Cyber operations have once again become an integral component of the ongoing conflict across the Middle East, with researchers identifying a wave of attacks against Internet-connected IP cameras beginning on February 28, 2026. According to CPR, the observed campaigns appear to pursue operational surveillance objectives rather than monetary gain. Analysts assess that the Iranian operators may…
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What to Expect from Iran’s Digital Counterstrike
Tags: attack, breach, cloud, communications, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, government, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, international, iran, leak, middle-east, military, network, ransomware, risk, risk-assessment, service, tool, update, vulnerability, wormAfter the United States and Israel began a bombing campaign on Iran, leading to the decapitation of its political and military leaders, the Middle East has erupted into waves of kinetic warfare. But what should we expect about cyber? Iran has a formidable offensive cybersecurity capability and is considered one of the four most aggressive…
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149 Hacktivist DDoS Attacks Hit 110 Organizations in 16 Countries After Middle East Conflict
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a surge in retaliatory hacktivist activity following the U.S.-Israel coordinated military campaign against Iran, codenamed Epic Fury and Roaring Lion.”The hacktivist threat in the Middle East is highly lopsided, with two groups, Keymous+ and DieNet, driving nearly 70% of all attack activity between February 28 and March 2,” Radware said…
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Surge in Attacks on Surveillance Cameras Linked to Iranian Hackers
Increased attempts to compromise surveillance cameras linked to Iran during Middle East conflict First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/iran-attacks-surveillance-cameras/
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NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Tags: advisory, attack, awareness, breach, business, china, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iran, leak, malware, middle-east, military, monitoring, phishing, resilience, risk, russia, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGeopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to issue a warning to organisations to review their cyber security posture and prepare for possible cyber activity linked to Iran. While…
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NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Tags: advisory, attack, awareness, breach, business, china, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iran, leak, malware, middle-east, military, monitoring, phishing, resilience, risk, russia, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGeopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to issue a warning to organisations to review their cyber security posture and prepare for possible cyber activity linked to Iran. While…
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NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Tags: advisory, attack, awareness, breach, business, china, cyber, cybercrime, data, data-breach, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, incident response, infrastructure, international, Internet, iran, leak, malware, middle-east, military, monitoring, phishing, resilience, risk, russia, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGeopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to issue a warning to organisations to review their cyber security posture and prepare for possible cyber activity linked to Iran. While…
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Interplay between Iranian Targeting of IP Cameras and Physical Warfare in the Middle East
ey Findings Introduction As highlighted in theCyber Security Report 2026, cyber operations have increasingly become an additional tool in interstate conflicts, used both to support military operations and to enable ongoing battle damage assessment (BDA). During the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran in June 2025, the compromise of cameras was likely used to support…
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Amazon Says Drone Strikes Disrupted Middle East Data Centers
Iranian Cyberespionage Group MuddyWater Goes Dark. Physical effects rather than cyber strikes are triggering Middle Eastern connectivity problems during day four of a sustained U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. Iran is responding with drone and missile attacks targeting U.S. military as well as British bases in Bahrain, Cyprus. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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UK Warns of Heightened Iranian Cyber Risk as Middle East Conflict Intensifies
The UK’s NCSC is warning of elevated indirect cyber risks tied to Middle East tensions, urging organizations to strengthen defenses. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/uk-warns-of-heightened-iranian-cyber-risk-as-middle-east-conflict-intensifies/
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Pro-Russia actors team with Iran-linked hackers in attacks
The groups formed a loose alliance in recent days, targeting critical infrastructure in the Middle East and the U.S.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/pro-russia-actors-support-iran-nexus-hackers/813647/