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Thursday, 7 May 2026
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Iranian cyber espionage disguised as a Chaos Ransomware attack

Iran-linked APT MuddyWater used ransomware-style tactics to mask espionage, combining phishing, credential theft, data exfiltration, and extortion without encryption. A newly discovered cyber intrusion attributed to the Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWor…

By Pierluigi Paganini· Securityaffairs.com· 1 day ago· 2 min read
Iranian cyber espionage disguised as a Chaos Ransomware attack