The company also warns that an Iranian threat actor known as Agrius has begun using a new ransomware strain called Moneybird in its attacks against Israeli organizations.
Agrius, also known as Pink Sandstorm or Americium, has a track record of staging destructive data-wiping attacks aimed at Israel under the guise of ransomware infections.
Microsoft has attributed the threat actor to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) and MuddyWater.
Agrius is not the only Iranian state-sponsored group to engage in cyber operations against Israel.
A report from Microsoft last month uncovered Muddy Water’s collaboration with another cluster dubbed Storm-1084 to deploy the DarkBit ransomware.
The group also uses tools such as ransomware to attack European companies.
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