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Iranian Hackers Maintain 2-Year Access to Middle East CNI via VPN Flaws and Malware

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()6 min read2 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2023-38950
+2 related CVEs
Unauthenticated Path Traversal in ZKTeco BioTime iclock API (Arbitrary File Read)
7.5
group max
92%KEVPoC
KEV

Indicators of compromise

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TypeIndicatorContext
domaingithubapp.netto Lemon Sandstorm come from C2 infrastructure – apps.gist.githubapp[.]net and gupdate[.]net – previously flagged as associated with
domaingupdate.netcome from C2 infrastructure – apps.gist.githubapp[.]net and gupdate[.]net – previously flagged as associated with the threat actor'

From the original article

6 min read at thehackernews.com

An Iranian state-sponsored threat group has been attributed to a long-term cyber intrusion aimed at a critical national infrastructure (CNI) entity in the Middle East that lasted nearly two years.

The Hacker News

By @TheHackersNews · thehackernews.com

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