There is a new cybersecurity attack that is targeting Africa and Middle East diplomatic missions. According to ESET, the attacks are targeted towards Ministries of Foreign Affairs and telecommunication companies in Africa and the Middle East. Furthermore, the group can detect removable media, most likely USB flash drives, and copy their contents to the main drive’s recycle bin. "The attacks targeted data collection executables and are designed to look for removable media (most likely USB flash drives). Kimani said the victims of BackdoorDiplomacy have been discovered in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of several African countries, as well as in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Source: The Star June 15, 2021 14:48 UTC