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Iran-Linked Hackers Expand Attacks With New Backdoor and Reverse SSH Tunnels

Cybersecurity NewsAugust 26, 20264 min read

Iran-linked hackers have expanded an espionage effort with a Windows backdoor and reverse SSH tunnelling utility. The activity is tied to Tortoiseshell, also tracked as Mirage Kitten, UNC1549 and Nimbus Manticore. The campaign gives operators more ways to retain access after breaking into a network. The tunnelling tool can route traffic from an attacker-controlled server […] The post Iran-Linked Hackers Expand Attacks With New Backdoor and Reverse SSH Tunnels appeared first on Cyber Security News.

Iran-linked hackers have expanded an espionage effort with a Windows backdoor and reverse SSH tunnelling utility. The activity is tied to Tortoiseshell, also tracked as Mirage Kitten, UNC1549 and Nimbus Manticore. The campaign gives operators more ways to retain access after breaking into a network. The tunnelling tool can route traffic from an attacker-controlled server into a victim environment, while the backdoor can run commands, move files and collect details about an infected computer. Group-IB analysts identified additional malware…

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