US Cyber Command says malware group MuddyWater is tied to Iranian intelligence, the first time the US government has publicly linked the threat actor to Tehran
U.S. Cyber Command on Wednesday revealed that a hacking group reputed for its cyberespionage campaigns is actually part of Iran's intelligence apparatus. Source: U.S. Cyber Command .
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. @CNMF_CyberAlert identified & disclosed multiple open-source tools actively used by Iranian hacker group #MuddyWater. The group is subordinate to Iranian intelligence MOIS and collects intel & conducts malicious cyber activity. Read more here: https://www.cybercom.mil/...
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The @CNMF_CyberAlert releases malware samples as part of CYBERCOM's persistent engagement efforts, sharing malicious cyber activity we assess has the greatest impact on improving global cybersecurity. #MuddyWater https://www.cybercom.mil/... @State_Cyber @FBI @CISAgov @DeptofDefe…
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Spotted: a “Defend Forward” tag in today's Cyber Command announcement attributing hacking activity to Iranian intelligence. Feel like that term has fallen out of favor in the Biden era. (I still don't really understand what the strategy means in practice.) https://www.cybercom.mi…
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❗ Be sure to review @CNMF_CyberAlert's latest release on #MuddyWater to protect your networks against #malware and other malicious cyber activity. https://cybercom.mil/... #Cybersecurity #APTs https://twitter.com/...