Security News > 2020 > December > Iranian Hackers Target Israeli Companies With Pay2Key Ransomware
Attacks conducted by Iranian hackers against Israeli companies involved the deployment of ransomware and theft of information, threat intelligence company ClearSky reported last week.
A new series of attacks targeting industrial, insurance and logistics companies in Israel appears to be the work of Fox Kitten, ClearSky noted in a new report.
In November and December 2020, the threat actor targeted dozens of Israeli companies in attacks that involved the deployment of ransomware to encrypt servers and workstations.
In addition to the potentially misleading ransomware attacks, the adversary was observed performing "Supply chain attacks," where they leverage accessibility or information obtained from previously breached organizations.
The oldest Pay2Key ransomware executable used in these attacks has a compilation date of October 26, 2020.
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