Microsoft has warned of a sophisticated phishing scam, accompanied by the use of a custom backdoor called MediaPI, orchestrated by the Iranian Mint Sandstorm APT. Microsoft Threat Intelligence has reported that Iran-linked threat actors, including Mint Sandstorm (APT35 and Charming Kitten), are targeting high-profile researchers working on the Israel-Hamas conflict through phishing scam led by a sophisticated social engineering campaign.

Source: HackRead