Tag: iran

14 Attack Reports | 0 Vulnerabilities

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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…

charming kitten

educated manticore

Published: June 26, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 140

Whispering in the dark

ESET researchers uncovered a cyberespionage campaign by BladedFeline, an Iran-aligned APT group likely tied to OilRig. The group has targeted Kurdish and Iraqi government officials since at least 2017, using various malicious tools including the Whisper backdoor, PrimeCache IIS module, and reverse …

slippery snakelet

Published: June 10, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 12

Malware Spotlight: A Deep-Dive Analysis of WezRat

Check Point Research provides a comprehensive analysis of WezRat, a custom modular infostealer attributed to the Iranian cyber group Emennet Pasargad. The malware has been active for over a year, targeting organizations in multiple countries. WezRat's capabilities include executing commands, taking…

Published: November 14, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 0

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…

dll side-loading

charming kitten

Published: November 12, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 26

Inside Iran's Cyber Playbook: AI, Fake Hosting, and Psychological Warfare

Iranian cyber group Emennet Pasargad, operating as Aria Sepehr Ayandehsazan (ASA), has been linked to targeting the 2024 Summer Olympics and compromising a French display provider. The group, part of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, used AI software, fictitious hosting resellers, and psych…

cyber operations

psychological tactics

information warfare

Published: November 1, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 0

CHARMING KITTEN

Since June 2024, the Iran-nexus actor CHARMING KITTEN has been creating new network infrastructure for credential phishing, targeting individuals perceived as threats to the Iranian regime. The actor's infrastructure, known as Cluster B, uses domains with specific characteristics like similar TLDs,…

domain registration

credential phishing

Published: October 4, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 11

Iranian Cyber Actors Targeting Personal Accounts to Support Operations

Cyber actors working for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are targeting individuals connected to Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs, including government officials, think tank personnel, journalists, activists, and lobbyists. They use social engineering techniques, impersonating cont…

social engineering

credential theft

two-factor authentication

political campaigns

Published: September 30, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 65

Targeted Iranian Attacks Against Iraqi Government Infrastructure

Check Point Research uncovered a new malware campaign targeting Iraqi government entities, employing custom tools named Veaty and Spearal. The attack utilizes various techniques including passive IIS backdoors, DNS tunneling, and C2 communication via compromised email accounts. The malware shows co…

Published: September 12, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 16

Iran-based Cyber Actors Enabling Ransomware Attacks on US Organizations

This advisory outlines the activities of an Iran-based cyber threat group that has conducted numerous intrusions against organizations in the United States and other countries since 2017, with the goal of obtaining network access to facilitate ransomware attacks. The group, known by various names s…

state-sponsored

credential-theft

Published: August 28, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 33

Iranian backed group steps up phishing campaigns against Israel, U.S.

An Iranian government-backed threat group known as APT42 has significantly intensified its phishing campaigns targeting high-profile individuals in Israel and the United States over the past six months. The group, associated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has focused on current and …

social engineering

credential theft

election targeting

Published: August 26, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 38

GreenCharlie Infrastructure Linked to US Political Campaign Targeting

An analysis by Insikt Group revealed a significant surge in cyber threat activities from GreenCharlie, an Iran-linked group associated with Mint Sandstorm, Charming Kitten, and APT42. The group persistently targets US political and governmental entities through sophisticated phishing operations inv…

Published: August 21, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 111

Best Laid Plans: TA453 Targets Religious Figure with Fake Podcast Invite Delivering New BlackSmith Malware Toolset

Proofpoint security researchers identified an Iranian threat group known as TA453 targeting a prominent religious figure through a sophisticated social engineering campaign. The threat actors impersonated a legitimate organization and invited the target to participate in a podcast interview. Upon e…

social engineering

Published: August 20, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 10

Void Manticore Destructive Activities in Israel

This analysis details the destructive operations carried out by the Iranian threat actor Void Manticore, also known as Storm-842, against Israeli organizations. The group utilizes various techniques, including custom wipers for Windows and Linux, manual file deletion, and partition table corruption…

Published: May 20, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Untangling Iran's APT42 Operations

APT42, an Iranian state-sponsored cyber espionage actor, is using enhanced social engineering schemes to gain access to victim networks, including cloud environments. The actor is targeting Western and Middle Eastern NGOs, media organizations, academia, legal services and activists.

cyber espionage

Published: May 3, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 160

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