---
id: 6296
title: "Pentester or Threat Actor? Open Directory Exposes Test Results and Possible Targeting of Government Officials"
source_domain: hunt.io
source_url: "https://hunt.io/blog/pentester-or-threat-actor-open-directory-exposes-test-results-and-possible-targeting-of-government-organizations"
published_at: "2024-08-07T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["pentesting", "credential-theft", "phishing", "espionage", "open-directories", "m247"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/6296"
lang: en
---

# Pentester or Threat Actor? Open Directory Exposes Test Results and Possible Targeting of Government Officials

## Summary

Hunt.io examines a 15,923-file server where pentest tools sit alongside credential caches and phishing target lists for government officials in Egypt, Moldova, Nepal, Nigeria, Canada and Ukraine.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hunt.io
- **Published:** 2024-08-07T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://hunt.io/blog/pentester-or-threat-actor-open-directory-exposes-test-results-and-possible-targeting-of-government-organizations
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/6296