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Since February 2023, Microsoft claims that a threat group with Iranian support has launched password spray assaults against hundreds of companies in the United States and around the world. Additionally, a small number of victims in the pharmaceutical, satellite, and defense industries had their private information stolen by state hackers. The cyberspy organization known as APT33 (also known as Peach Sandstorm, HOLMIUM, or Refined Kitten) has been active since at least 2013, attacking targets in the US, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea. These targets include government, defense, research, finance, and engineering organizations. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team reported that Peach Sandstorm carried out a wave of password spray assaults between February and July 2023 in an effort...

The spear-phishing attempts that infect Windows and macOS operating systems with malware have been connected to the Iranian nation-state actor known as TA453. "TA453 eventually used a variety of cloud hosting providers to deliver a novel infection chain that deploys the newly identified PowerShell backdoor GorjolEcho," Proofpoint claimed in a recent research. "When given the chance, TA453 transferred its malware and tried to start a NokNok infection chain with an Apple flavor. Additionally, TA453 used multiple persona impersonations in its never-ending spying mission read more Iranian Hackers' Sophisticated Malware Targets Windows and macOS Users. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehensive coverage of recent cyber attacks, cybersecurity awar...

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Iranian hackers breach defense orgs in password spray attacks

Iranian Hackers Sophisticated Malware Targets Windows and macOS Users