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Cleaver

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reference profile · reported nexus: IR (not nationality)

A group of cyber actors utilizing infrastructure located in Iran have been conducting computer network exploitation activity against public and private U.S. organizations, including Cleared Defense Contractors (CDCs), academic institutions, and energy sector companies. This threat actor targets entities in the government, energy, and technology sectors that are located in or do business with Saudi Arabia.

Source-reported aliases: Operation Cleaver, Op Cleaver, Tarh Andishan, Alibaba, TG-2889, Cobalt Gypsy, G0003. Associations do not prove equivalence.

Target geography

Catalog-listed countries (associations, not attack counts): Canada · France · Israel · Mexico · Saudi Arabia · China · Germany · United States of America · Pakistan · South Korea · United Kingdom · India · Kuwait · Qatar · Türkiye

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Historical casebook

No dated record curated yet; absence does not establish inactivity.

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References

Pinned source catalog

https://www.secureworks.com/research/the-curious-case-of-mia-ash

https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/operation-cleaver

https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cyber-attacks/operation-woolen-goldfish-when-kittens-go-phishing

https://www.secureworks.com/blog/iranian-pupyrat-bites-middle-eastern-organizations

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/03/27/new-steps-to-protect-customers-from-hacking/

https://www.trendmicro.de/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-the-spy-kittens-are-back.pdf

https://blog.checkpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rocket-kitten-report.pdf

https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0003/

https://xorl.wordpress.com/2021/05/06/iran-cyber-operations-groups/

https://www.secureworks.com/research/suspected-iran-based-hacker-group-creates-network-of-fake-linkedin-profiles

https://know.netenrich.com/threatintel/threat_actor/Cutting%20Kitten

https://www.cfr.org/cyber-operations/operation-cleaver

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/33682/cyber-crime/ali-baba-apt-middle-east.html

https://scadahacker.com/library/Documents/Cyber_Events/Cylance%20-%20Operation%20Cleaver%20Report.pdf

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