Tag: middle-east
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Threat Actors Target Critical National Infrastructure with New Malware and Tools
A recent investigation by the FortiGuard Incident Response (FGIR) team has uncovered a sophisticated, long-term cyber intrusion targeting critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the Middle East, attributed to an Iranian state-sponsored threat group. Spanning from at least May 2023 to February 2025, with evidence of compromise dating back to May 2021, this espionage-driven campaign employed…
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Iranian Hackers Maintain 2-Year Access to Middle East CNI via VPN Flaws and Malware
An Iranian state-sponsored threat group has been attributed to a long-term cyber intrusion aimed at a critical national infrastructure (CNI) in the Middle East that lasted nearly two years.The activity, which lasted from at least May 2023 to February 2025, entailed “extensive espionage operations and suspected network prepositioning a tactic often used to maintain persistent…
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RiskProfiler Set to Dominate Asia-Pacific, Middle-East, and Europe with Strategic Investment and Appointment of Mr. Sunil Sapra as Board Member
Tags: middle-eastFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/riskprofiler-set-to-dominate-asia-pacific-middle-east-and-europe-with-strategic-investment-and-appointment-of-mr-sunil-sapra-as-board-member
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Middle East, North Africa Security Spending to Top $3B
Gartner projects IT security spending in the MENA region will continue to increase in 2025, with security services accounting for the most growth. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-analytics/middle-east-north-africa-security-spending
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GPS Spoofing Attacks Spike in Middle East, Southeast Asia
An Indian disaster-relief flight delivering aid is the latest air-traffic incident, as attacks increase in the Middle East and Myanmar and along the India-Pakistan border. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/gps-spoofing-attacks-spike-middle-east-southeast-asia
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Is the Middle East’s Race to Digitize a Threat to Infrastructure?
As the region continues with its ambitious road map, cybersecurity must be woven into every step of the process. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/middle-easts-race-digitize-threat-infrastructure
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Chinese >>Salt Typhoon<< Hackers Exploit Exchange Vulnerabilities to Target Organizations
The Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as Salt Typhoon, also referred to as FamousSparrow, GhostEmperor, Earth Estries, and UNC2286, has been actively targeting critical sectors worldwide. This group has been particularly focused on telecommunications and government entities across the United States, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, and South Africa since at least…
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‘Desert Dexter’ Hot Button Facebook Ads Tag Mideast Victims
A Libya-linked threat actor has resurfaced attacking the Middle East and North Africa, using the same old political phishing tricks to deliver AsyncRAT that have worked for years. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/hot-button-facebook-ads-middle-east-africa-victims
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SideWinder APT targets maritime and nuclear sectors with enhanced toolset
The APT group SideWinder targets maritime and logistics companies across South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Kaspersky researchers warn that the APT group SideWinder (also known as Razor Tiger, Rattlesnake, and T-APT-04) is targeting maritime, logistics, nuclear, telecom, and IT sectors across South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. SideWinder(also…
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SideWinder APT Targets Maritime, Nuclear, and IT Sectors Across Asia, Middle East, and Africa
Maritime and logistics companies in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa have become the target of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed SideWinder.The attacks, observed by Kaspersky in 2024, spread across Bangladesh, Cambodia, Djibouti, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. Other targets of interest include nuclear power plants and nuclear…
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SIM Swapping Fraud Surges in the Middle East
SIM swapping fraud surges in the Middle East as cybercriminals exploit websites mimicking legitimate services to steal personal data First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/sim-swapping-fraud-surges-middle/
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Desert Dexter Targets 900 Victims Using Facebook Ads and Telegram Malware Links
The Middle East and North Africa have become the target of a new campaign that delivers a modified version of a known malware called AsyncRAT since September 2024.”The campaign, which leverages social media to distribute malware, is tied to the region’s current geopolitical climate,” Positive Technologies researchers Klimentiy Galkin and Stanislav Pyzhov said in an…
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Targeted by Ransomware, Middle East Banks Shore Up Security
As the UAE financial sector finished up its annual cyberattack exercise, its worries about ransomware compromises and geopolitical attacks are on the rise. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/targeted-ransomware-middle-east-banks-security
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Expanding Seceon’s Reach: A Strategic Partnership with Tech First Gulf
At Seceon’s 2025 Q1 Innovation and Certification Days, Khaled Al Najjar of Seceon engaged in an insightful discussion with Tech First Gulf (TFG) leaders Ram Reddy, Dolly Lakhani, and Pratik Patel about their partnership and the expansion of Seceon’s cybersecurity solutions across the Middle East, Africa, and India. The conversation highlighted the growing demand for…
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5 ways boards can improve their cybersecurity governance
Tags: attack, breach, business, ciso, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, election, endpoint, finance, gartner, governance, government, group, identity, incident, india, infrastructure, jobs, middle-east, network, ransomware, regulation, risk, skills, technology, threat, trainingAs chairman of the board for Cinturion Group, Richard Marshall is intimately involved in ensuring the security of the fiber optic network his company is constructing from India through the Middle East and on to Europe.The monumental Trans Europe Asia System (TEAS) will be difficult enough to build given it will be buried beneath thousands…
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Cato Networks Appoints Nicolas Warnier as VP of Sales for EMEA
Cato Networks, the SASE leader, today announced the appointment of Nicolas Warnier as VP of Sales for EMEA, underscoring its commitment to meeting the growing demand for cloud-native security solutions across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In his new role, Warnier will be responsible for the company’s regional strategy, driving sales growth, strengthening customer…
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Mandatory MFA, Biometrics Make Headway in Middle East, Africa
Despite lagging in technology adoption, African and Middle Eastern organizations are catching up, driven by smartphone acceptance and national identity systems. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/mfa-biometrics-make-headway-middle-east-africa
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Real Estate Scams on the Rise in the Middle East
As the real estate market increasingly transitions to digital platforms, the Middle East has become a hotbed for First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/real-estate-scams-on-the-rise-in-the-middle-east/
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 28
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Finding Malware: Unveiling PLAYFULGHOST with Google Security Operations Scam Sniffer 2024: Web3 Phishing Attacks Wallet Drainers Drain $494 Million EAGERBEE, with updated and novel components, targets the Middle East Gayfemboy: A Botnet Deliver Through a […]…
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New EagerBee Campaign Targeting Middle Eastern Organizations
Campaign Uses Updated Version of the Malware Plugin, Kaspersky Says. Hackers are deploying an updated strain of EagerBee malware to target internet service providers and government organizations in the Middle East, warn security researchers. EagerBee operates in memory and comes with advanced stealth and security evasion capabilities. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/new-eagerbee-campaign-targeting-middle-eastern-organizations-a-27239
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Middle East subjected to Eagerbee backdoor attacks
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/middle-east-subjected-to-eagerbee-backdoor-attacks
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New EAGERBEE Variant Targets ISPs and Governments with Advanced Backdoor Capabilities
Internet service providers (ISPs) and governmental entities in the Middle East have been targeted using an updated variant of the EAGERBEE malware framework.The new variant of EAGERBEE (aka Thumtais) comes fitted with various components that allow the backdoor to deploy additional payloads, enumerate file systems, and execute commands shells, demonstrating a significant evolution.”The key First…
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Eagerbee backdoor targets govt entities and ISPs in the Middle East
Experts spotted new variants of the Eagerbee backdoor being used in attacks on government organizations and ISPs in the Middle East. Kaspersky researchers reported that new variants of the Eagerbee backdoor being used in attacks against Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and government entities in the Middle East. The Kaspersky’s analysis revealed new attack components, including…
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Corporate cover-up behind world-beating cyber security record in Middle East
Report ranking Gulf corporations ahead of US and EU counterparts for cyber security has sparked debate about the region’s tendency for secrecy and state control First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366617675/Corporate-cover-up-behind-world-beating-cyber-security-record-in-Middle-East
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CVE-2024-30088 Under Attack: OilRig Targets Windows Kernel Vulnerability
Renowned for cyber espionage activities targeting critical sectors in the Middle East, OilRig, also known as APT34 or Helix Kitten operates with precision, exploiting vulnerabilities and employing advanced techniques to... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/cve-2024-30088-under-attack-oilrig-targets-windows-kernel-vulnerability/
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Middle East Cyberwar Rages On, With No End in Sight
Since October 2023, cyberattacks among countries in the Middle East have persisted, fueled by the conflict between Israel and Hamas, reeling in others on a global scale. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/middle-east-cyberwar-rages-no-end-sight
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Why the US Military Can’t Just Shoot Down the Mystery Drones
Small, easily weaponizable drones have become a feature of battlefields from the Middle East to Ukraine. Now the threat looms over the US homeland”, and the Pentagon’s ability to respond is limited. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/us-military-mystery-drones-response/