January 11, 2024 at 02:35PM A surge in phishing scams in the UAE has prompted warnings from authorities and businesses, particularly concerning fake websites posing as official entities. These counterfeit sites are being promoted through search engine manipulation and tactics such as ‘Black Hat’ SEO Poisoning. Reports also highlight an increase in phishing emails impersonating … Read more
November 9, 2023 at 11:57AM A state-sponsored advanced persistent threat group named “Imperial Kitten” has been conducting watering-hole attacks against Israeli transportation, logistics, and technology sectors. The group, believed to have links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, infiltrates legitimate websites to redirect visitors to attacker-controlled locations and phishing sites. The compromised data is then … Read more
October 26, 2023 at 03:54PM A threat actor sponsored by Iran has been using watering-hole attacks and a new malware downloader to target Mediterranean organizations in the maritime, shipping, and logistics sectors. The group, known as Tortoiseshell, Imperial Kitten, TA456, Crimson Sandstorm, and Yellow Liderc, has been utilizing various tactics including phishing domains, targeted emails, … Read more