United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) Archives

Researchers studying cybersecurity have found two Android spyware operations called ProSpy and ToSpy that target users in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) by mimicking apps like Signal and ToTok. According to Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, the malicious apps are disseminated through social engineering and phony websites to fool unwary users into downloading them. Once installed, both strains of spyware software gain ongoing access to Android devices that have been infected and begin to steal data. According to ESET researcher Lukáš Štefanko, none of the spyware-containing apps could be found in official app stores and had to be manually installed via unaffiliated websites masquerading as trustworthy services. Interestingly, one of the websites that spread the ToSpy malware family ...

Threat hunters are drawing attention to a new, highly focused phishing campaign that delivered a Golang backdoor known as Sosano, which was previously unreported, by targeting "fewer than five" companies in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.). When Proofpoint discovered the malicious activity in late October 2024, it was specifically targeting satellite communications and aviation companies. The new cluster, known as UNK_CraftyCamel, is being monitored by the enterprise security company. One significant element of the attack chain is that the adversary sent phishing messages by using its access to a compromised email account that belonged to INDIC Electronics, an Indian electronics company read more about Iranian Hackers Used Compromised Indian Firm's Email to Target U.A.E. Aviation S...

Tag: United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.)

Beware of Android Spyware Disguised as Signal Encryption Plugin and ToTok Pro

Iranian Hackers Used Compromised Indian Firm’s Email to Target U.A.E. Aviation Sector