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Iranian MuddyWater Hackers Adopt New C2 Tool 'DarkBeatC2' in Latest Campaign
2024-04-12 09:49

The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a new command-and-control (C2) infrastructure called DarkBeatC2, becoming the latest such tool in its arsenal...

Iran-Linked MuddyWater Deploys Atera for Surveillance in Phishing Attacks
2024-03-25 07:37

The Iran-affiliated threat actor tracked as MuddyWater (aka Mango Sandstorm or TA450) has been linked to a new phishing campaign in March 2024 that aims to deliver a legitimate Remote Monitoring...

Iran's MuddyWater Targets Israel in New Spear-Phishing Cyber Campaign
2023-11-02 09:21

The Iranian nation-state actor known as MuddyWater has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign targeting two Israeli entities to ultimately deploy a legitimate remote administration tool from...

From MuddyC3 to PhonyC2: Iran's MuddyWater Evolves with a New Cyber Weapon
2023-06-29 16:01

The Iranian state-sponsored group dubbed MuddyWater has been attributed to a previously unseen command-and-control framework called PhonyC2 that's been put to use by the actor since 2021. "MuddyWater is continuously updating the PhonyC2 framework and changing TTPs to avoid detection."

MuddyWater Hackers Target Asian and Middle East Countries with Updated Tactics
2022-12-09 07:43

The Iran-linked MuddyWater threat actor has been observed targeting several countries in the Middle East as well as Central and West Asia as part of a new spear-phishing activity. "The campaign...

MuddyWater targets Middle Eastern and Asian countries in phishing attacks
2022-03-10 18:03

MuddyWater targets Middle Eastern and Asian countries in phishing attacks. Iranian APT Supergroup MuddyWater has been identified as the hackers linked to attempted phishing attacks against Turkey and other Asian countries according to findings published by Cisco Talos.

Iran's MuddyWater Hacker Group Using New Malware in Worldwide Cyber Attacks
2022-02-25 23:01

Cybersecurity agencies from the U.K. and the U.S. have laid bare a new malware used by the Iranian government-sponsored advanced persistent threat group in attacks targeting government and commercial networks worldwide. "MuddyWater actors are positioned both to provide stolen data and accesses to the Iranian government and to share these with other malicious cyber actors," the agencies said.

US and UK expose new malware used by MuddyWater hackers
2022-02-24 17:56

US and UK cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies today shared information on new malware deployed by the Iranian-backed MuddyWatter hacking group in attacks targeting critical infrastructure worldwide. MuddyWater is "Targeting a range of government and private-sector organizations across sectors-including telecommunications, defense, local government, and oil and natural gas-in Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America," the two governments said.

MuddyWater hacking group targets Turkey in new campaign
2022-02-01 07:30

The Iranian-backed MuddyWater hacking group is conducting a new malicious campaign targeting private Turkish organizations and governmental institutions. The hacking group has been attributed to attacks against entities in Central and Southwest Asia and numerous public and privately-held organizations from Europe, Asia, and North America in the telecommunications, government, oil, and airline industry sectors.

US Military Ties Prolific MuddyWater Cyberespionage APT to Iran
2022-01-13 17:35

U.S. Cyber Command has confirmed that MuddyWater - an advanced persistent threat cyberespionage actor aka Mercury, Static Kitten, TEMP.Zagros or Seedworm that's historically targeted government victims in the Middle East - is an Iranian intelligence outfit. On Wednesday, USCYBERCOM not only confirmed the tie; it also disclosed the plethora of open-source tools and strategies MuddyWater uses to break into target systems and released malware samples.