Hamas-Linked APT Wields New SysJoker Backdoor Against Israel

Cyberspace is also laden with volleys between Israel and Palestine, as attackers linked to Hamas use a re-coded version of the SysJoker backdoor to target Israeli entities. Believed to be the work of the Gaza Cybergang or Molerats, the malware variant has been rewritten in the Rust programming language. The Rust edition maintains similar capabilities to the original, but uses OneDrive for its command-and-control server URLs, a significant shift in its evolution according to Check Point researchers.