There’s a new hacking group on the radar targeting telecommunications and oil and gas companies across Africa and the Middle East.
Industrial security company Dragos, which discovered the group, calls it “Hexane,” but remains largely tight lipped on its activities. The security company said Thursday, however, that that the group’s activity has ramped up in recent months amid heightened tensions in the region since the group first emerged a year ago.
Dragos said Hexane, the latest in a list of nine hacking groups it tracks, was observed targeting telecoms companies, potentially as a “stepping stone” to gain access to the networks of oil and gas companies.
