Ashen Lepus Hacker Group Attacks Eastern Diplomatic Entities With New AshTag Malware

Cybersecuritynews •Tushar Subhra Dutta • December 12, 2025

A Hamas‑affiliated threat group known as Ashen Lepus, also tracked as WIRTE, has launched a new espionage campaign against governmental and diplomatic entities across the Middle East. The group uses realistic Arabic‑language diplomatic lures that reference regional politics and security talks to trick officials into opening weaponized documents. Once a target interacts with the lure, […]

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Ashen Lepus Hacker Group Launches AshTag Malware Attack on Eastern Diplomats The Ashen Lepus hacker group has executed a malware attack using AshTag, specifically targeting Arabic-speaking governmental and diplomatic organizations. This espionage campaign has been linked to Hamas and aims to compromise sensitive information from Eastern diplomatic entities. 4 sources 31

Ashen Lepus Hacker Group Attacks Eastern Diplomatic Entities With New AshTag Malware

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