The Nigerian Communication Commission has alerted Nigerians to an Iranian hacking group that is orchestrating cyberattacks in the African telecoms space. The group is also known as Hexane, Siamesekitten or Spirlin, according to a statement by the agency on Monday. “According to the advisory, the hacking group is known to be focused on infiltrating the networks of telecoms companies and ISPs. Between July and October 2021, Lyceum was implicated in attacks against ISPs and telecoms organisations in Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia. “The advanced persistent threat group has been linked to campaigns that hit Middle Eastern oil and gas companies in the past.

Source: Punch November 16, 2021 05:31 UTC