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Iranian Educated Manticore Targets Leading Tech Academics

The Iranian threat group Educated Manticore, associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has launched spear-phishing campaigns targeting Israeli journalists, cyber security experts and computer science professors. The attackers posed as fictitious assistants to technology executives or r…

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educated manticore

Published: June 26, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 140

BellaCPP: Discovering a new BellaCiao variant written in C++

A new C++ variant of the BellaCiao malware, dubbed BellaCPP, has been discovered by researchers. This variant shares similarities with the original .NET-based BellaCiao, including domain generation and SSH tunneling capabilities. BellaCPP was found on a machine also infected with a .NET BellaCiao s…

charming kitten

Published: December 20, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 2

Iranian Dream Job campaign

An Iranian campaign targeting the aerospace industry has been uncovered, distributing SnailResin malware through a 'dream job' scheme. Attributed to TA455, a subgroup of Charming Kitten, the campaign uses social engineering tactics on LinkedIn, impersonating recruiters to lure victims. The attack e…

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charming kitten

Published: November 12, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 26

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