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The Iranian threat actor known as Agrius is leveraging a new ransomware strain called Moneybird in its attacks targeting Israeli organizations. Agrius, also known as Pink Sandstorm, has a track record of staging destructive data-wiping attacks aimed at Israel under the guise of ransomware infections.
A suspected Iranian state-supported threat actor known as 'Agrius' is now deploying a new ransomware strain named 'Moneybird' against Israeli organizations. Check Point's researchers who discovered the new ransomware strain believe that Agrius developed it to help expand their operations, while the use of 'Moneybird' is yet another one of the threat group's attempts to cover their tracks.
At least eight websites associated with shipping, logistics, and financial services companies in Israel were targeted as part of a watering hole attack. Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company ClearSky attributed the attacks with low confidence to an Iranian threat actor tracked as Tortoiseshell, which is also called Crimson Sandstorm, Imperial Kitten, and TA456.
Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations in the coming days, less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The company's board of directors are looking to sell off its intellectual property, the report further added.
As the name implies, these are bite-sized meat chunks developed using a 3D printing process that operates on lab-grown beef. "Omakase Beef Morsels are an innovative culinary and technological achievement inspired by the marbling standard of Wagyu beef and designed as a meat lover's delicacy for premium dining experiences," explains Steakholder Foods.
As the name implies, these are bite-sized meat chunks developed using a 3D printing process that operates on lab-grown beef. "Omakase Beef Morsels are an innovative culinary and technological achievement inspired by the marbling standard of Wagyu beef and designed as a meat lover's delicacy for premium dining experiences," explains Steakholder Foods.
Iranian state-sponsored actors are leaving no stone unturned to exploit unpatched systems running Log4j to target Israeli entities, indicating the vulnerability's long tail for remediation. The attacks are notable for using SysAid Server instances unsecured against the Log4Shell flaw as a vector for initial access, marking a departure from the actors' pattern of leveraging VMware applications for breaching target environments.
A suspected Iranian threat activity cluster has been linked to attacks aimed at Israeli shipping, government, energy, and healthcare organizations as part of an espionage-focused campaign that commenced in late 2020. Cybersecurity firm Mandiant is tracking the group under its uncategorized moniker UNC3890, which is believed to conduct operations that align with Iranian interests.
US security technology provider L3Harris has courted controversial Israeli spyware firm NSO with an aim to buy it, according to reports. The New York Times claims L3Harris in recent months sent a team to Israel to try to smooth passage of the deal, which was made challenging by US president Joe Biden's decision to blacklist NSO following the use of its Pegasus software to crack phones of politicians and campaigners.
Air raid sirens sounded for over an hour in parts of Jerusalem and southern Israel on Sunday evening - but bombs never fell, leading some to blame Iran for compromising the alarms. While the perpetrator remains unclear, Israel's National Cyber Directorate did say in a tweet that it suspected a cyberattack because the air raid sirens activated were municipality-owned public address systems, not Israel Defense Force alarms as originally believed.