Notorious Iranian Hackers Have Been Targeting the Space Industry With a New Backdoor

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In addition to its longstanding password spraying attacks, Microsoft says Iran-backed hacker group Peach Sandstorm— or APT 33—has developed custom malware dubbed “Tickler.”

The Iranian government-backed hacking group known as APT 33 has been active for more than 10 years, conducting aggressive espionage operations against a diverse array of public and private sector victims around the world, including critical infrastructure targets.

Microsoft says that it has notified customers who were impacted by the targeting the researchers observed. The group has also continued its low-tech password spraying attacks, according to Microsoft, in which hackers attempt to access many target accounts by guessing leaked or common passwords until one lets them in. Peach Sandstorm has been using this technique to gain access to target systems both to infect them with the Tickler backdoor and for other types of espionage operations.

 

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