Targeting of Middle Eastern governments, foreign policy think tanks, and a state-affiliated airline
Date of report
  • February 2022
Affiliations
  • Believed to be the work of Palestine's government
The Palestinian threat actor Molerats targeted Middle Eastern governments, foreign policy think tanks, and a state-affiliated airline with spear-phishing emails containing a remote access Trojan. To avoid detection, Molerats used geofencing and URL redirects to legitimate sites. The hackers masqueraded as the site Quora and also created target-specific lures that it delivered to organizations in the form of Dropbox and WordPress URLs. 
Suspected victims
  • Middle Eastern governments, foreign policy think tanks, and a state-affiliated airline
Suspected state sponsor
  • Palestine, State of
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown