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Israel-tied Predatory Sparrow hackers are waging cyberwar on Iran’s financial system

Elliptic also confirmed in its blog post about the attack that crypto tracing shows Nobitex does in fact have links with sanctioned IRGC operatives, Hamas, Yemen’s Houthi rebels, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group. “It’s also an act of sabotage, by attacking a financial institution that was pivotal in Iran’s use of cryptocurrency to evade… Read More: Israel-tied Predatory Sparrow hackers are waging cyberwar on Iran’s financial… »

The secret Uganda deal that has brought NSO to the brink of collapse

Enlarge / A man walks by the building entrance of Israeli cyber company NSO Group at one of its branches in the Arava Desert on November 11, 2021, in Sapir, Israel. Amir Levy | Getty Images reader comments 113 with 80 posters participating Share this story In February 2019, an Israeli woman sat across from… Read More: The secret Uganda deal that has brought NSO to the… »

It’s ransomware, or maybe a disk wiper, and it’s striking targets in Israel

reader comments 31 with 22 posters participating Share this story Researchers say they’ve uncovered never-before-seen disk-wiping malware that’s disguising itself as ransomware as it unleashes destructive attacks on Israeli targets. Apostle, as researchers at security firm SentinelOne are calling the malware, was initially deployed in an attempt to wipe data but failed to do so,… Read More: It’s ransomware, or maybe a disk wiper, and it’s striking… »