Security News > 2021 > November > Moses Staff hackers wreak havoc on Israeli orgs with ransomless encryptions
A new hacker group named Moses Staff has recently claimed responsibility for numerous attacks against Israeli entities, which appear politically motivated as they do not make any ransom payment demands.
In general, Moses Staff isn't putting much effort into this aspect of their operation, as the main thing they aim for is to cause chaos in the targeted Israeli operation and not to ensure that the encrypted drives are irrecoverable.
"In September 2021, the hacker group Moses Staff began targeting Israeli organizations, joining a wave of attacks which was started about a year ago by the Pay2Key and BlackShadow attack groups," the researchers explain in their report.
Analysts haven't been able to attribute Moses Staff to any particular geographic location or whether they are a state-sponsored group.
One of the malware samples used in Moses Staff attacks was uploaded to VirusTotal from Palestine a few months before the attacks began.
As Moses Staff attacks use old vulnerabilities that have available patches, Check Point advises all Israeli entities to patch their software to help prevent attacks.