#273 - Intel Chat: Tomiris cyber-espionage group, OpenPLC ScadaBR flaw, NPM manipulating AI-driven scanners & MuddyWater
Update: 2025-12-09
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In this episode of The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, we discuss some intel being shared in the LimaCharlie community.
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- The Tomiris cyber-espionage group, which has been under Kaspersky's watch since 2021, has evolved its tactics in a new wave of attacks observed in early 2025. Article #2.
- CISA has recently added CVE-2021-26829 to its known exploited vulnerabilities, or KEV catalog, marking it as a confirmed threat based on real world exploitation.
- Researchers at KOI Security have identified a malicious NPM package, which not only performs typical credential stealing behavior, but also includes a new, subtle tactic attempting to manipulate AI-driven security scanners via embedded prompt engineering. Article #2.
- Iranian state sponsored threat group MuddyWater has launched a new wave of cyber espionage attacks targeting Israeli organizations across sectors including academia, civil infrastructure, engineering, technology and utilities.
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