ESET research into POLONIUM's 'Creepy' toolset – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

This week, ESET researchers published their analysis of previously undocumented backdoors and cyberespionage tools that the POLONIUM APT group has deployed in Israel. More than a dozen organizations operating in various verticals – including engineering, information technology, law, communications, media, insurance, and social services – were attacked by the threat actor. POLONIUM has created custom tools for taking screenshots, logging keystrokes, spying via the webcam, exfiltrating files and other covert actions, all the while misusing popular cloud services such as …

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