Iran Traps Middle East Nation in 8-Month Espionage Campaign

APT34 Used Microsoft Exchange Server to Send Email Commands to Backdoor Malware
Iranian state-sponsored hackers conducted an eight-month espionage campaign against a Middle Eastern government, compromising dozens of computers. The Crambus group exploited publicly available tools and three novel pieces of malware to access systems, maintain persistence and steal data.

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