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Israeli company Candiru allegedly behind cyberattacks against journalists

Posted on July 26, 2022 by Dissent

Alden Tabac reports:

A zero-day vulnerability in Google’s Chrome web browser was discovered on July 1 when it was used to target journalists in the Middle East, according to cybersecurity company Avast. The majority of the attacks took place in Lebanon.

“Based on the malware and TTPs used to carry out the attack, we can confidently attribute it to a secretive spyware vendor of many names, most commonly known as Candiru,” Avast wrote.

Read more at Jerusalem Post.


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