MuddyWater Threat Group Deploys New BugSleep Backdoor

Check Point Research (CPR) warns that Iranian threat group MuddyWater has significantly increased its activities against Israel and is deploying a new, previously undocumented backdoor campaign. Key Findings MuddyWater, an Iranian threat group affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), has significantly increased its activities in Israel since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023. This parallels with activities against targets in Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, India and Portugal The threat actors consistently use phishing campaigns sent from compromised organizational email accounts, leading to the deployment of legitimate Remote Management Tools such as Atera Agent and […]

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