‘Multi-stage social engineering’ campaign against Israel tied to Iran-based group

A long-running group connected to the Iranian government targeted at least two Israeli entities with a hacking campaign in the last month, researchers said. In an ongoing effort detected in late October, the group known as MuddyWater used familiar tactics with slight changes to its previous tools, according to a report by the cybersecurity firm

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