Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

MOIS-linked MuddyWater crew has a new, custom implant An Iranian cyber crew believed to be part of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been embedded in multiple US companies' networks - including a bank, software firm, and airport, among others - since the beginning of February, with more activity in the days following the US and Israeli military strikes, according to security researchers.…

Iranian Cyberespionage Group MuddyWater Goes DarkPhysical effects rather than cyber strikes are triggering Middle Eastern connectivity problems during day four of a sustained U.S. and Israeli bombing campaign against Iran. Iran is responding with drone and missile attacks targeting U.S. military as well as British bases in Bahrain, Cyprus.

US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies today shared info on new malware deployed by the Iranian-backed MuddyWatter hacking group in attacks targeting critical infrastructure worldwide. [...]