Security News > 2025 > April > Iran-Linked Hackers Target Israel with MURKYTOUR Malware via Fake Job Campaign
2025-04-23 13:08
The Iran-nexus threat actor known as UNC2428 has been observed delivering a backdoor known as MURKYTOUR as part of a job-themed social engineering campaign aimed at Israel in October 2024. Google-owned Mandiant described UNC2428 as a threat actor aligned with Iran that engages in cyber espionage-related operations. The intrusion set is said to have distributed the malware through a "complex
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