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Cotton Sandstorm

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reference profile · reported nexus: IR (not nationality)

Cotton Sandstorm is an Iranian threat actor involved in hack-and-leak operations. They have targeted various organizations, including the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, where they obtained and leaked personal information of over 200,000 customers. The group has been linked to the Iranian government and has been sanctioned by the US Treasury

Source-reported aliases: Emennet Pasargad, Holy Souls, MARNANBRIDGE, NEPTUNIUM, HAYWIRE KITTEN. Associations do not prove equivalence.

Target geography

Catalog-listed countries (associations, not attack counts): United States of America · Israel

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References

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https://blog.sekoia.io/iran-cyber-threat-overview/

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2023/02/03/dtac-charlie-hebdo-hack-iran-neptunium/

https://www.ic3.gov/Media/News/2022/220126.pdf

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/security-insider/threat-briefs/iran-response-for-charlie-hebdo-attacks/

https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/tool-of-first-resort-israel-hamas-war-cyber.pdf

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