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2024-08-28 16:43
A group of Iranian hackers – dubbed Pioneer Kitten by cybersecurity researchers – is straddling the line between state-contracted cyber espionage group and initial access provider (and partner in crime) for affiliates of several ransomware groups. “The FBI assesses these actors do not disclose their Iran-based location to their ransomware affiliate contacts and are intentionally vague as to their nationality and origin,” US security agencies say. Also, “the group’s ransomware activities are likely not sanctioned … More → The post Pioneer Kitten: Iranian hackers partnering with ransomware affiliates appeared first on Help Net Security.
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