Persistent Cyber Spies Try To Impersonate Security Researchers

An anonymous reader writes: Rocket Kitten, a cyber espionage group that mostly targets individuals in the Middle East, has been spotted attempting to impersonate security researchers. "We feel fairly certain that Rocket Kitten's prime targets are not companies and political organizations as entire bodies but individuals that operate in strategically interesting fields such as diplomacy, foreign policy research, and defense-related businesses. We believe the espionage factor and political context make their attacks unique and very different from traditional targeted attacks," researchers noted in a recently published new paper (PDF).

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The Israelis ?

[Anonymous Coward]

If the group is targeting 'strategic individuals in the Middle East one can't help but wonder if the Israelis are behind the cyber spying group