Spyware Dominates Cyber Attacks on Individuals in the Middle East

In a comprehensive analysis spanning from 2022 to 2023, Positive Technologies scrutinized cyber attacks targeting individuals in Middle Eastern nations.

SpaceCobra Group targets WhatsApp backups with GravityRAT Spyware: ESET Research

ESET researchers have identified an updated version of the Android-based GravityRAT spyware being distributed as the messaging apps BingeChat and Chatico.

Spyware attacks on Middle East organizations increased by 11.8% in 2023

At the beginning of 2023 the share of users attacked with spyware in the Middle East increased by 11.8% from Q4 2022 to Q1 2023.

New SandStrike spyware targets Android users

Kaspersky researchers discovered SandStrike, a previously unknown Android espionage campaign, in the third quarter of 2022. The actor distributes a VPN app containing highly sophisticated spyware to a Persian-speaking religious minority, the Bahá.

Cybercriminals’ top target sector turns out to be individuals, states Trellix

Trellix, the cybersecurity company that is delivering the future of extended detection and response (XDR), has released its Threat Labs Report.