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Pierluigi Paganini February 27, 2025

DragonForce Ransomware group is targeting Saudi Arabia

Resecurity researchers reported that DragonForce ransomware targets Saudi organizations rising cyber threats in the region. DragonForce ransomware has recently been reported to target organizations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). A significant incident identified by Resecurity involved a data leak from a prominent real estate and construction company in Riyadh, which has projects with […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 11, 2022

Ex Twitter employee found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabian government

A former Twitter employee was found guilty of spying on certain Twitter users for Saudi Arabia. A former Twitter employee, Ahmad Abouammo (44), was found guilty of gathering private information of certain Twitter users and passing them to Saudi Arabia. “Ahmad Abouammo, a US resident born in Egypt, was found guilty by a jury Tuesday […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 07, 2019

Two former Twitter employees charged of spying on Users for Saudi Arabian Government

Two former Twitter employees have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government. Two former Twitter employees have been charged with spying on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government. The two former Twitter employees operated for the Saudi Arabian government […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 15, 2019

Drone attacks hit two Saudi Arabia Aramco oil plants

Drone attacks have hit two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, one of them is the Abqaiq site. Drone attacks have hit Saudi Arabia’s oil production suffered severe damage following a swarm of explosive drones that hit two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi […]

Pierluigi Paganini January 19, 2018

Triton Malware exploited a Zero-Day flaw in Schneider Triconex SIS controllers

The industrial giant Schneider discovered that the Triton malware exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Triconex Safety Instrumented System (SIS) controllers in an attack aimed at a critical infrastructure organization. In December 2017, a new malicious code dubbed Triton malware (aka Trisis) was discovered by researchers at FireEye, it was specifically designed to target industrial control […]

Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2017

Triton malware was developed by Iran and used to target Saudi Arabia

CyberX who analyzed samples of the Triton malware believes it was likely developed by Iran and used to target an organization in Saudi Arabia. Security experts from security firms FireEye and Dragos reported this week the discovery of a new strain of malware dubbed Triton (aka Trisis) specifically designed to target industrial control systems (ICS). Both FireEye and Dragos […]

Pierluigi Paganini November 24, 2017

Advanced cyber attack hits Saudi Arabia to disrupt government computers

Saudi Arabia announced to have detected an “advanced” cyber attack targeting the kingdom with the intent to disrupt government computers. On Monday, Saudi authorities announced to have detected an “advanced” cyber attack targeting the kingdom. According to the experts at the Saudi National Cyber Security Centre, the attackers aimed to disrupt government computers. The attackers […]

Pierluigi Paganini October 01, 2017

60% of institutions in Saudi Arabia hit by malware-based attacks

According to Kaspersky Lab, sixty percent of institutions in Saudi Arabia have experienced malware-based attacks over the past 12 months. Malware continues to be one of the most dangerous threats for organizations worldwide, and data recently disclosed by security firms. According to Kaspersky Lab, Saudi Arabia is under a constant malware-based attack, the experts reported that […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 28, 2017

Shamoon 2 – Palo Alto Networks sheds lights on the method for network distribution

Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks have determined that the Shamoon 2 malware uses a rudimentary technique for network distribution. Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks continue to analyze the dreaded Shamoon 2 malware and the recent waves of attacks, now they have determined that the threat uses a rudimentary technique for network distribution. The Shamoon 2 malware […]

Pierluigi Paganini February 26, 2017

Shamoon 2 malware, ASERT has shed light on the C2 and the infection process

The analysis conducted by Arbor Networks on the Shamoon 2 malware has shed light on the control infrastructure and the infection process. Security researchers from Arbor Networks’ Security Engineering and Response Team (ASERT) have conducted a new analysis of the Shamoon 2 malware discovering further details on the tools and techniques used by the threat […]

Saudi Arabia

DragonForce Ransomware group is targeting Saudi Arabia

Ex Twitter employee found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabian government

Two former Twitter employees charged of spying on Users for Saudi Arabian Government

Drone attacks hit two Saudi Arabia Aramco oil plants

Triton Malware exploited a Zero-Day flaw in Schneider Triconex SIS controllers

Triton malware was developed by Iran and used to target Saudi Arabia

Advanced cyber attack hits Saudi Arabia to disrupt government computers

60% of institutions in Saudi Arabia hit by malware-based attacks

Shamoon 2 – Palo Alto Networks sheds lights on the method for network distribution

Shamoon 2 malware, ASERT has shed light on the C2 and the infection process

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