Output Messenger Zero-Day Exploited by Turkish Hackers for Iraq Spying

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A Turkey-affiliated threat actor has been observed exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Output Messenger against entities associated with the Kurdish military in Iraq, Microsoft reports.

The hacking group, tracked as Marbled Dust, Sea Turtle, and UNC1326, and known to focus on espionage, typically targets entities in Europe and the Middle East, including government, information technology, and telecommunications organizations, as well as other entities of interest to the Turkish government.

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Output Messenger Zero-Day Exploited by Turkish Hackers for Iraq Spying

A Turkey-affiliated espionage group has exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Output Messenger since April 2024.

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