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Threat actors by attributed origin

Iran-Attributed Threat Actors.

Brandefense tracks 52 threat actors attributed to Iran. The most documented are APT35, OilRig and MuddyWater. The sectors they target most are Government, Transportation and Logistics, and Manufacturing.

48 of 52 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
Cleaver5 aliasesCybercrimeIranEspionageAdvanced4–
Group51 aliasCybercrimeIranEspionageAdvanced1–
Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)0 aliasesUnclassifiedIranIdeologyAdvanced––
GTG-300050 aliasesUnclassifiedIranUnknownNot rated7–
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps2 aliasesCybercrimeIranFinancialAdvanced––
UNC18600 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced––
xHunt4 aliasesUnclassifiedIranIdeologyExpert––
UNC7881 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced––
Madi1 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated––
DNSpionage0 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated––
Domestic Kitten0 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated––
MalKamak1 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated––
Iridium0 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated––
Boss Spider, Gold Lowell3 aliasesCybercrimeIranFinancialNot rated––
GreenCharlie0 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated––
Rampant Kitten0 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced––
Nazar1 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated––
Educated Manticore0 aliasesUnclassifiedIranUnknownNot rated––
Cyber fighters of Izz Ad-Din Al Qassam, Fraternal Jackal4 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated––
AppMilad0 aliasesUnclassifiedIranUnknownNot rated––
TAG-560 aliasesUnclassifiedIranUnknownNot rated––
Sima0 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageNot rated––
Shamoon Group1 aliasUnclassifiedIranUnknownNot rated––
Greenbug, Volatile Kitten2 aliasesUnclassifiedIranUnknownNot rated––
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