Lebanon

Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2018
CSE CybSec ZLAB Malware Analysis Report: Dark Caracal and the Pallas malware family

Researchers from CSE ZLAB malware Analysis Laboratory analyzed a set of samples of the Pallas malware family used by the Dark Caracal APT in its hacking operations. The malware researchers from ZLab analyzed a collection of samples related to a new APT tracked as Dark Caracal, which was discovered by Electronic Frontier Foundation in collaboration […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2018
Dark Caracal APT – Lebanese intelligence is spying on targets for years

A new long-running player emerged in the cyber arena, it is the Dark Caracal APT, a hacking crew associated with to the Lebanese General Directorate of General Security that already conducted many stealth hacking campaigns. Cyber spies belonging to Lebanese General Directorate of General Security are behind a number of stealth hacking campaigns that in […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 02, 2015
Hackers stole GigaBytes of Syrian opposition’s data, including battle plans

A report issued by FireEye revealed that hackers have stolen GigaBytes of data from Syrian opposition’s computers, including battlefield plans. A recent report issued by FireEye revealed that hackers tapped into Syrian opposition’s computers and have stolen gigabytes of secret communications and battlefield plans. In mid-2013, ten armed units belonging to the opposition to the Syrian Government were […]