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Palestinian hacking group evolving with new malware, researchers say
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A Palestinian-aligned hacking group has targeted Middle Eastern governments, foreign policy think tanks and a state-affiliated airline with a new malware implant as part of “highly targeted intelligence collection campaigns,” according to research published Tuesday. The findings, from researchers with cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, unpack the latest activities of an established and well-documented Arabic-speaking hacking group known as MoleRATs and its deployment of a new intelligence-gathering trojan they call “NimbleMamba.” The malware serves an intelligence-gathering trojan and, according to the researchers, …
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