During 2017-2019, Clearsky had published several reports about the Iranian APT group “Charming Kitten”. One of the group’s most common attack vectors is impersonating journalists, particularly those from the German “Deutsche Welle” broadcasting company and the “Jewish Journal” magazine. Starting July 2020, we have identified a new TTP of the group, impersonating “Deutsche Welle” and […]
Read MoreThe Kittens Are Back in Town 2 – Charming Kitten Campaign Keeps Going on, Using New Impersonation Methods
On the 15th of September 2019, we have published a report[1] about a sharp increase in Charming Kitten attacks against researchers from the US, Middle East, and France, focusing on Iranian academic researchers, Iranian dissidents in the US. In our last report, we exposed a new cyber espionage campaign that was conducted in July 2019. […]
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