Tag: journalists

2 Attack Reports | 0 Vulnerabilities

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Hack-for-Hire Campaign Targets Journalists Across MENA Region

A hack-for-hire operation with suspected links to the Bitter threat actor targeted journalists, activists, and government officials across the Middle East and North Africa between 2023 and 2025. The campaign employed sophisticated spear-phishing attacks via LinkedIn, Apple Messages, WhatsApp, and e…
spear-phishing
oauth
hack-for-hire
journalists
mena
2026-04-09
civil-society-targeting
dracarys
prospy
regional-surveillance
tospy
Published: April 9, 2026
Linked vulnerabilities : CVE-2025-55182 (CVSS 10.0), CVE-2026-34040 (CVSS 8.8), CVE-2026-5281 (CVSS 8.8), CVE-2026-35616 (CVSS 9.8)
Downloadable IOCs: 0

Graphite Caught: First Forensic Confirmation of Paragon's iOS Mercenary Spyware Finds Journalists Targeted

An investigation reveals that two journalists were targeted with Paragon's Graphite mercenary spyware on iOS devices. Forensic analysis confirmed the use of a zero-click attack exploiting a vulnerability (CVE-2025-43200) in iOS 18.2.1. The same attacker targeted both victims, suggesting a coordinat…
ios
graphite
imessage
2025-06-12
mercenary spyware
journalists
bigpretzel
zero-click attack
paragon
CVE-2025-43200
Published: June 12, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 0
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