During September 2020, we identified a new campaign targeting many prominent Israeli organizations. The campaign was attributed to the Iranian threat actor ‘MuddyWater’ (also known as TEMP.Zagros, Static Kitten and Seedworm). MuddyWater was previously exposed as a contractor for the IRGC (Islamic Republic Guard Corps). ClearSky and Profero comprehensively researched this campaign. During the campaign, […]
Read MoreIranian APT group ‘MuddyWater’ Adds Exploits to Their Arsenal
In recent months, there has been considerable unrest in the Iranian cybersphere. Highly sensitive data about Iranian APT groups were leaked, exposing abilities, strategies, and attack tools. The main medium for this leak was a telegram channel. The first leak uncovered attack frameworks and web shells of APT-34 (Known as OilRig group). This was followed […]
Read MoreIranian APT MuddyWater Attack Infrastructure Targeting Kurdish Political Groups and Organizations in Turkey
In our ongoing investigations of Iranian APTs, we recently detected additional documents related to previously attack infrastructures used by the Iranian APT – “MuddyWater”, which we reported on in late November 2018. As a reminder, we identified two domains, that were hacked by the group and used to host the code of POWERSTATS; a malware […]
Read MoreMuddyWater Operations in Lebanon and Oman
Abstract MuddyWater is an Iranian high-profile threat actor that’s been seen active since 2017. The group is known for espionage campaigns in the Middle East. Over the past year, we’ve seen the group extensively targeting a wide gamut of entities in various sectors, including Governments, Academy, Crypto-Currency, Telecommunications and the Oil sectors. MuddyWater has recently […]
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