Threat Actors Targeting Iran.
| Actor | Type | Origin | Motivation | Sophistication | Exploited CVEs | Top malware |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equation Group7 aliases | Nation-state APT | United States | Espionage | Strategic | 18 | – |
| IntelBroker1 alias | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | 1 | – |
| Leafminer3 aliases | Nation-state APT | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| APT Iran0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| Direwolf0 aliases | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Intermediate | – | – |
| Prince of Persia3 aliases | Unclassified | Iran | Ideology | Advanced | – | – |
| خبرگزاری سایبربان0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | 1 | – |
| Cyberban News0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | 1 | – |
| Mosad0 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Gelsemium2 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Advanced | 3 | – |
| Cleaver5 aliases | Cybercrime | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 4 | – |
| Poseidon Group1 alias | Nation-state APT | Brazil | Espionage | Advanced | – | – |
| Group51 alias | Cybercrime | Iran | Espionage | Advanced | 1 | – |
| BlackOasis1 alias | Nation-state APT | Unattributed | Espionage | Advanced | 5 | – |
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps2 aliases | Cybercrime | Iran | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Stalker80830 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Predatory Sparrow0 aliases | Unclassified | Israel | Ideology | Intermediate | – | – |
| X Forum Bot0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Lxrdk1773n0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Ideology | Minimal | – | – |
| Adam22 aliases | Cybercrime | Unattributed | Financial | Not rated | – | – |
| BigBrother0 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
| Babuk21 alias | Ransomware | Unattributed | Financial | Advanced | – | – |
| Worok0 aliases | Nation-state APT | China | Espionage | Not rated | – | – |
| APT-C-500 aliases | Unclassified | Unattributed | Unknown | Not rated | – | – |
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