TELESHIM malware hits Middle East governments and abuses Telegram C2 to hide traffic. Zscaler ThreatLabz found the new backdoor and its tooling.
Middle East
Proofpoint uncovers TA416's pivot to EU, NATO, and Middle East diplomacy. Learn how this state-linked actor uses updated PlugX and Cloudflare lures in 2026.
Iran's IRGC claims a strike on Oracle's Dubai data center, targeting U.S. tech infrastructure. Dubai officials deny damage as regional tensions escalate.
A massive fire at an AWS facility in Bahrain highlights a dangerous shift toward kinetic strikes on cloud infrastructure. Is your multi-region strategy ready?
Resecurity uncovers Nasir Security, an Iranian threat actor using supply chain attacks and psy-ops to target Middle East energy vendors and leak blueprints.
Chinese APTs like Camaro Dragon are targeting Qatar with PlugX malware and Cobalt Strike, weaponizing Middle East tensions for cyberespionage.
Successive drone strikes on AWS data centers in the UAE and Bahrain have caused catastrophic outages. Amazon urges immediate data migration as conflict escalates.
Unit 42 exposed LANDFALL, commercial-grade spyware that exploited a Samsung zero-day (CVE-2025-21042) in the image library libimagecodec.quram.so to compromise Galaxy phones via DNG images sent over WhatsApp.
Stormshield CTI uncovers ongoing APT35 phishing infrastructure impersonating video conferencing services to target organizations in Israel and other regions.
A new Charon ransomware campaign is targeting the Middle East's public sector and aviation with APT-level tactics, including DLL sideloading and anti-EDR.
Middle East Cyberwar Escalates: GPS Spoofing, Fake Alerts, Crypto Hacks, & IP Camera Spying Revealed
Group-IB reveals escalating cyber operations in the Middle East, including widespread GPS spoofing, fake emergency SMS, the Nobitex crypto hack, and IP camera exploitation.
Stealth Falcon APT is exploiting a Windows WebDAV zero-day (CVE-2025-33053) in a sophisticated cyberespionage campaign targeting defense entities in the Middle East & Africa.