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ISC Stormcast For Thursday, March 5th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9836, (Thu, Mar 5th)
5 March 2026
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ISC Stormcast For Friday, March 6th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9838, (Fri, Mar 6th)
6 March 2026

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Dust Specter Targets Iraqi Officials with New SPLITDROP and GHOSTFORM Malware

A suspected Iran-nexus threat actor has been attributed to a campaign targeting government officials in Iraq by impersonating the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver a set of never-before-seen malware.
Zscaler ThreatLabz, which observed the activity in January 2026, is tracking the cluster under the name Dust Specter. The attacks, which manifest in the form of two different

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