Blinder Tunnel Campaign Targets Iraqi Infrastructure
Analysis of Blinder Tunnel, an Iran-nexus campaign using fake Dubai Airports recruitment lures and GitHub C2 malware to target critical infrastructure.
Excerpt from the primary source: Palo Alto Networks Unit 42
Who is affected
Developers · Security professionals · Critical infrastructure
Affected technology: GitHub
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