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Iranian Espionage Operations Linked To Castle RAT and Chain Shell Malware Suite
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (286+ words) Investigators found that Muddy Water, a group tied to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), is using at least two Castle RAT builds alongside a newly discovered malware named Chain Shell. Muddy Water has historically relied on custom backdoors…...
Researchers Link MOIS To Coordinated Hacker Persona Operation
2+ day, 42+ min ago (390+ words) Security researchers have linked Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to a long-running, multi-persona cyber operation in which the threat actor groups Homeland Justice, Karma, and Handala are assessed not as independent hacktivist entities but as coordinated operational fronts…...
Iranian Hacker Group Handala Claims Breach of Israeli Defense Contractor
2+ week, 5+ day ago (435+ words) PSK Wind Technologies is not a conventional corporate target. The company serves as one of the primary architects and operators of Israel's military command centers, air defense communication systems, and critical defense infrastructure. By infiltrating a third-party vendor deeply embedded…...
Handala Expands Destructive Cyber Operations Beyond Israeli Targets
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (222+ words) A rising wave of destructive wiper attacks is currently threatening organizations across the United States and Israel, driven by the Iranian-linked threat group known as Handala. While the group initially masqueraded as an independent hacktivist collective when it emerged in…...
Hacked Prayer App Weaponized in Cyber Operations Amid US'Israel Strikes on Iran
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (276+ words) A popular Iranian prayer app turned cyber weapon amid escalating tensions. The Bade Saba Calendar app, with over 5 million Google Play downloads, blasted anti-government push notifications to users right as U. S. and Israeli strikes hit Iran. This cyber op aimed to…...
Telegram Account Compromise Used by Handala Hackers Against Israeli Officials
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (346+ words) In December 2025, an Iranian-linked hacking group'Handala'claimed to have hacked the mobile phones of two prominent Israeli political figures, former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Netanyahu's Chief of Staff, Tzachi Braverman. The materials included the contact details of Israeli officials, journalists,…...