Interpol zeroes in on West African cyber fraud operations
CyberScoop reports Interpol's crackdown on West African cyber fraud and organized crime as part of Operation Jackal III aimed at combating mounting financial fraud across the region has led to 300 arrests across five continents.
Attackers leveraged an updated version of the Demodex kernel-level rootkit with more advanced tools and obfuscation techniques to compromise an unnamed organization's network.
Iranian Cyber-Threat Group Drops New Backdoor, 'BugSleep'
The group — which has targeted Israel, Saudi Arabia, and other nations — often uses spear-phishing and legitimate remote management tools but is developing a brand-new homegrown tool set.