A newly uncovered cyber espionage is combining the use of known exploits and attacks with custom-built malware in a campaign which has targeted hundreds of organisations, particularly those in government, finance and energy.

Discovered by researchers at Symantec, the new is called Leafminer and has been operating out of Iran since at least early 2017.

The malware and custom used by Leafminer have been detected across 44 systems in the Middle East – 28 in Saudi Arabia, in Lebanon, in Israel, in Kuwait and four in unknown – but the investigation into the campaign found a list of 809 targets.

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