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Crossed wires: a case study of Iranian espionage and attribution

This analysis examines a newly identified threat actor dubbed UNK_SmudgedSerpent that targeted academics and foreign policy experts between June and August 2025. The actor used domestic political lures related to Iran, benign conversation starters, health-themed infrastructure, and Remote Managemen…
espionage
phishing
credential harvesting
iranian threat actor
2025-11-05
rmm tools
attribution challenges
isl online
minibike
overlapping ttps
policy experts targeting
minijunk
pdqconnect
Published: November 5, 2025
Downloadable IOCs: 55
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