Charming Kitten
IranState-sponsoredUnknown
Observation period
0
Techniques
0
Reports
- Latest observed activity
- No dated reports available
- First observed
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Profile
Charming Kitten (aka Parastoo, aka Newscaster) is an group with a suspected nexus to Iran that targets organizations involved in government, defense technology, military, and diplomacy sectors.
Relevance for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
medium
Assessment based on target countries according to MISP Galaxy (CFR Cyber Operations Tracker).
Target sectors according to source
- Government
- Military
Target countries according to source U.S. government/defense sector websites, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iraq, United Kingdom
Aliases
- Newscaster
- Parastoo
- iKittens
- Group 83
- NewsBeef
- CharmingCypress
- Mint Sandstorm
External references
- en.wikipedia.orgen.wikipedia.org
- iranthreats.github.ioiranthreats.github.io
- paper.seebug.orgpaper.seebug.org
- forbes.comforbes.com
- cryptome.orgcryptome.org
- securelist.comsecurelist.com
- securelist.comsecurelist.com
- verfassungsschutz.deverfassungsschutz.de
- cfr.orgcfr.org
- washingtontimes.comwashingtontimes.com
- securelist.comsecurelist.com
- scmagazine.comscmagazine.com
- arabnews.comarabnews.com
- cyware.comcyware.com
- blog.certfa.comblog.certfa.com
- justice.govjustice.gov
- blogs.microsoft.comblogs.microsoft.com
- clearskysec.comclearskysec.com
- attack.mitre.orgattack.mitre.org
- go.crowdstrike.comgo.crowdstrike.com
- volexity.comvolexity.com