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Iran-linked Chafer APT group targets governments in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

Cybersecurity researchers from Bitdefender published a detailed report on an Iranian cyber espionage campaign directed against critical infrastructures in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. The cyber espionage campaigns were carried out by Iran-linked Chafer APT (also known as APT39 or Remix Kitten) The group has distributed data stealer malware since at least mid-2014, it was focused on surveillance operations and the tracking of individuals. The APT group targets telecommunication and travel industries in the Middle East to gather intelligence on Iran’s geopolitical interests.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/103556/apt/chafer-apt-kuwait-saudi-arabia.html

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