Targeted Attack on Government Entities in the Middle East | Part 1

IntroductionIn July 2026, Zscaler ThreatLabz observed new activity by a threat actor with links to East Asia targeting government entities in the Middle East. During analysis, ThreatLabz captured post-compromise activity and uncovered previously undocumented malware tooling, including TELESHIM, MIXEDKEY, and BINDCLOAK. The campaign used a multi-stage attack chain to establish and maintain access on infected systems, with TELESHIM abusing the Telegram API for…

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