Iran-Attributed Threat Actors.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APT357 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | 50 | – |
| MuddyWater18 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | 27 | – |
| Pioneer Kitten9 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | 17 | – |
| Handala1 alias | Ransomware | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | 1 | – |
| Blackshadow6 aliases | Ransomware | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | 7 | – |
| MosesStaff7 aliases | Ransomware | Iran | Ideology | Moderate | 1 | – |
| Iran1 alias | Unclassified | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| Prince of Persia3 aliases | Unclassified | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| Nemesis Kitten5 aliases | Unclassified | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)0 aliases | Unclassified | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| UNC18600 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| xHunt4 aliases | Unclassified | Iran | Ideology | Expert | – | – |
| Edalat-e Ali0 aliases | Unclassified | Iran | Ideology | Not rated | – | – |
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