CyberCure Ep 72

This podcast will give you a summary of the latest news related to cyber intelligence and proactive cyber security in only a few minutes. The podcast is aimed at professionals who are short on time, or for anyone who would like to know a bit more about what is REALLY happening out there in the cyber world. The focus of this podcast will be on the latest cyber events for non-technical people; anyone can listen and understand. https://news.nucleon.sh/2021/08/27/intelligence-briefing-72/ A group of Iranian hackers targeting U.S. military personnel on Facebook, deployed a "well-resourced and persistent operation" to connect with victims on the social media site, and trick them into providing sensitive information as part of a larger online espionage campaign, Facebook said recently. The group, known as "Tortoiseshell" in the security industry, targeted nearly 200 individuals associated with the military as well as defense and aerospace companies in the U.S., and to a lesser extent in the U.K. They used social engineering and phishing to direct victims away from Facebook and infect their devices with malware. Facebook said its investigation revealed that parts of the malware used by Tortoiseshell was developed by Mahak Rayan Afraz, a Tehran-based IT company with close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). "Based on our analysis of the capabilities of this malware, we believe it was target-tailored to understand the type of software that the device was running and the networks that it was connected to, to presumably assist in future targeting efforts for the attackers," Mike Dvilyanksi, Facebook head cyber espionage investigations, told..... ------ That’s it for this podcast, stay safe and see you in the next podcast. Don’t forget to visit www.nucleoncyber.com for the latest podcasts on cyber intelligence.