2024 Recap - Iranian Threat Actor Activity
Dec 16, 2024 1:42:43 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Middle East, Iran, MENA, 2024, Recap
MOIS Affiliated Threat Actor Using Liontail Framework
Nov 6, 2023 12:58:47 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, APT, Financial, Government, Iran, Telecommunications, framework, Military, MOIS, Liontail, OilRig, Scarred Manticore, IT, NGOs
Verticals Targeted: Government, Defense, Telecommunications, Finance, NGO, IT services
Executive Summary
Scarred Manticore, a threat actor group associated with Iran’s MOIS, was observed using Liontail framework in an espionage campaign.
Charming Kitten Using Sponsor Backdoor
Sep 18, 2023 2:00:54 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Middle East, Iran, Charming Kitten, Sponsor
Verticals Targeted: Automotive, Communications, Engineering, Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Legal, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Telecommunications
Executive Summary
Charming Kitten, an Iran nexus threat actor group, was recently observed using Sponsor backdoor to target at least 34 entities in Brazil, Israel, and UAE.
Mint Sandstorm Targets US Critical Infrastructure
May 1, 2023 3:22:04 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Middle East, Government, Critical Infrastructure, Iran, Telecommunications, Charming Kitten, MENA, Energy, Mint Sandstorm, North Africa, Transportation
Related Families: Drokbk, Soldier
Verticals Targeted: Critical Infrastructure, Telecommunications, Government, Energy, Transportation. Utilities, Oil & Gas
Executive Summary
Mint Sandstorm was recently observed targeting US critical infrastructure entities. These include seaports, energy companies, transportation systems, and a US utility and gas entity.
Iranian Threat Actors Target Hybrid Environment
Apr 21, 2023 2:39:06 PM / by The Hivemind posted in Threat Bulletin, Ransomware, Iran, Muddy Water, Static Kitten, DEV-1084, Mercury
Executive Summary
Iranian threat actors were observed targeting a hybrid environment using ransomware as a decoy for destructive attacks.
Key Takeaways
PolySwarm 2022 Recap - Threat Actor Activity Highlights: Iran
Dec 19, 2022 2:03:57 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Middle East, Iran, 2022 Recap, MENA
Executive Summary
This Threat Bulletin is part of PolySwarm’s 2022 Recap series. This report highlights activity perpetrated by Iran-based threat actors in 2022.
Key Takeaways
- This report provides highlights of activity perpetrated by Iran-based threat actors in 2022.
- Threat actors featured in this report include Static Kitten, Charming Kitten, Siamese Kitten, Fox Kitten, Helix Kitten, Nemesis Kitten, Refined Kitten, Moses Staff, Cobalt Mirage, and APT42.
- PolySwarm tracked malware associated with multiple Iran nexus threat actors in 2022.
Charming Kitten Hyperscrape Tool
Sep 9, 2022 1:13:55 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, Iran, Hyperscrape, Scraper, Charming Kitten, APT35
Executive Summary
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) recently reported on Hyperscrape, a new data extraction tool used by the Iranian nexus threat actor group Charming Kitten.
Key Takeaways
Recent Ransomware Threats to Healthcare
Jul 21, 2022 1:27:35 PM / by PolySwarm Tech Team posted in Threat Bulletin, North Korea, Ransomware, Iran, IcedID, Healthcare, Maui, Quantum, Hospital
Executive Summary
Multiple ransomware families have been used to target the healthcare vertical in the past year. In this report, we cover recently reported attacks on the healthcare vertical leveraging Maui and Quantum ransomware families.