Cleaver
Observation period
5
Techniques
0
Reports
- Latest observed activity
- No dated reports available
- First observed
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Profile
A group of cyber actors utilizing infrastructure located in Iran have been conducting computer network exploitation activity against public and private U.S. organizations, including Cleared Defense Contractors (CDCs), academic institutions, and energy sector companies. This threat actor targets entities in the government, energy, and technology sectors that are located in or do business with Saudi Arabia.
Relevance for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
high
Assessment based on target countries according to MISP Galaxy (CFR Cyber Operations Tracker).
Target sectors according to source
- Private sector
- Government
Target countries according to source Canada, France, Israel, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, China, Germany, United States, Pakistan, South Korea, United Kingdom, India, Kuwait, Qatar, Turkey
Aliases
- Operation Cleaver
- Op Cleaver
- Tarh Andishan
- Alibaba
- TG-2889
- Cobalt Gypsy
MITRE ATT&CK techniques
Observed techniques per ATT&CK Enterprise and ICS. Each technique links to the ATT&CK knowledge base.
Software / tooling used
External references
- secureworks.comsecureworks.com
- cfr.orgcfr.org
- secureworks.comsecureworks.com
- trendmicro.comtrendmicro.com
- secureworks.comsecureworks.com
- blogs.microsoft.comblogs.microsoft.com
- trendmicro.detrendmicro.de
- blog.checkpoint.comblog.checkpoint.com
- attack.mitre.orgattack.mitre.org
- xorl.wordpress.comxorl.wordpress.com
- secureworks.comsecureworks.com
- know.netenrich.comknow.netenrich.com
- cfr.orgcfr.org
- securityaffairs.cosecurityaffairs.co
- scadahacker.comscadahacker.com