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Nation-State Roundup: Iran-Nexus APT Targets Iraq Officials, Phobos Admin Pleads Guilty, Multi-Year Campaign Exposed

Iranian threat actors are actively targeting Iraqi government officials with previously unknown malware families, while law enforcement secured a guilty plea from a Phobos ransomware administrator. Separately, researchers uncovered a multi-year campaign targeting high-value sectors that went undetected for years.

Mar 6, 2026Security Affairs, Palo Alto Unit 42

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State Actors Unleash New Malware Arsenal as Phishing-as-a-Service Operations Scale Globally

Iran-linked Dust Specter and Russian APT28 campaigns unveiled new malware families targeting government officials in Iraq and Ukraine respectively. Meanwhile, Tycoon2FA phishing-as-a-service operations reached over 500,000 organizations monthly before disruption by Microsoft and Europol.

Mar 5, 2026The Hacker News, Microsoft Security, SANS ISC, MSRC Security Updates

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Tag: iraq

Nation-State Roundup: Iran-Nexus APT Targets Iraq Officials, Phobos Admin Pleads Guilty, Multi-Year Campaign Exposed

State Actors Unleash New Malware Arsenal as Phishing-as-a-Service Operations Scale Globally

Tag: iraq

Nation-State Roundup: Iran-Nexus APT Targets Iraq Officials, Phobos Admin Pleads Guilty, Multi-Year Campaign Exposed

State Actors Unleash New Malware Arsenal as Phishing-as-a-Service Operations Scale Globally