Masked Actors: BelArabi_بالعربي is an original Arabic-language production, built for Arabic-speaking audiences across the Middle East and Africa. It turns complex threat intelligence into accessible conversations who is behind cyberattacks and why — because understanding an adversary's motivations helps organizations spot emerging threats earlier. Across the season we examine the forces shaping cybercrime in the region: state-linked activity, the cybercriminal economy, and ideologically motivated hacktivism, and how the lines between them are blurring.
Episode 1 : Motive Over Method: What Really Drives a Cyberattack? In the first episode of Masked Actors: BelArabi_بالعربي , Mohammad Gamal and Mansour Alhmoud explore the motivations behind today’s cyber threats before taking a closer look at MuddyWater, a state-linked threat actor Group-IB has tracked since 2017. The conversation explores MuddyWater’s recent activity across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa, including a campaign targeting more than 100 organizations, before diving into Operation Olalampo — where Group-IB researchers uncovered four new malware families, signs of AI-assisted development, and new activity as the operation unfolded. Who is behind these attacks, what are they trying to achieve, and what can their behavior tell us what may come ? Send us Fan Mail
Episode 1 : Motive Over Method: What Really Drives a Cyberattack?
In the first episode of Masked Actors: BelArabi_بالعربي , Mohammad Gamal and Mansour Alhmoud explore the motivations behind today’s cyber threats before taking a closer look at MuddyWater, a state-linked threat actor Group-IB has tracked since 2017. The conversation explores MuddyWater’s recent activity across the Middle East, Türkiye, and Africa, including a campaign targeting more than 100 organizations, before diving into Operation Olalampo — where Group-IB researchers uncovered four new malware families, signs of AI-assisted development, and new activity as the operation unfolded. Who is behind these attacks, what are they trying to achieve, and what can their behavior tell us what may come ? Send us Fan Mail
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