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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.

24 of 52 published profiles shown

ActorTypeOriginMotivationSophisticationExploited CVEsTop malware
APT357 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced50–
OilRig10 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced34–
MuddyWater18 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced27–
APT421 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced6–
APT337 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced17–
Pioneer Kitten9 aliasesNation-state APTIranIdeologyAdvanced17–
Void Manticore5 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced8–
Handala1 aliasRansomwareIranIdeologyAdvanced1–
APT3910 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced9–
Blackshadow6 aliasesRansomwareIranIdeologyAdvanced7–
CURIUM5 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced––
POLONIUM3 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced1–
HEXANE8 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced––
MosesStaff7 aliasesRansomwareIranIdeologyModerate1–
Iran1 aliasUnclassifiedIranIdeologyAdvanced––
DarkHydrus4 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced5–
Ferocious Kitten1 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced1–
CyberAv3ngers1 aliasNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced––
Silent Librarian7 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced14–
Ajax Security Team7 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced9–
Leafminer3 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced1–
Prince of Persia3 aliasesUnclassifiedIranIdeologyAdvanced––
Nemesis Kitten5 aliasesUnclassifiedIranIdeologyAdvanced––
CopyKittens3 aliasesNation-state APTIranEspionageAdvanced1–
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