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MuddyWater targets Middle Eastern and Asian countries in phishing attacks.
Iranian APT Supergroup MuddyWater has been identified as the hackers linked to attempted phishing attacks against Turkey and other Asian countries according to findings published by Cisco Talos.
Using this form of malware, MuddyWater has attempted to conduct espionage, steal intellectual property and commit ransomware attacks against countries in the Arabian Peninsula the group has zeroed in on.
While MuddyWater is incorporated by smaller sub-groups, Cisco Talos believes that some of these teams are contracted out for attacks by the leaders and organizers of MuddyWater.
The two preferred methods of attacks highlighted by the cybersecurity firm were the SloughRAT Windows executable file, and the Ligolo reverse tunneling tool which was used against Middle Eastern countries in March 2021.
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