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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Historical casebook
No dated record curated yet; absence does not establish inactivity.
Planned Kinwilder coverage
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References
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://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/tool-of-first-resort-israel-hamas-war-cyber.pdf