Mint Sandstorm APT Targets Universities, Researchers

An Iranian threat group known for going after a wide variety of organizations with high-level espionage campaigns has recently targeted research organizations and universities in several countries that focus on Middle Eastern issues, in some cases deploying a new custom backdoor known as MediaPI.

Microsoft researchers have been tracking the campaign, which began in November and has hit victims in the United States, UK, Gaza, Israel, and other countries.The campaign is the work of a group that Microsoft refers to …

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