Iranian Hackers Target Middle East Policy Experts with New BASICSTAR Backdoor

February 18, 2024 at 11:57PM Charming Kitten, an Iranian-origin threat actor also known as APT35, has been linked to new attacks aimed at Middle East policy experts using a new backdoor called BASICSTAR through a fake webinar portal. The group, affiliated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, uses a range of social engineering tactics, including phishing … Read more