What public reporting says
Iranian state-sponsored cyber espionage group tasked with conducting information collection and surveillance operations against individuals and organizations of strategic interest to the Iranian government.
APT42 threat group
APT42 is an espionage group thought to operate from Iran, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on education, government and military organisations, with 5 countries and victims named. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.
- Attack techniques
- 0
- Countries and victims named
- 5
- Thought to operate from
- Iran
- Suspected backing
- Iran
- Motive
- Espionage
- Other names
- 2
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview
Who is APT42?
APT42 has 2 other names in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.
Also known as
UNC788CALANQUE
Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.
Targets
Who does APT42 go after?
The sectors and places named in public reporting about this group. If yours is on the list, it is worth knowing how they work and which flaws they use.
Sectors (13)
EducationGovernmentMilitaryDefenseEnergyFinanceHealthcarePharmaceuticalsCivil SocietyLegalManufacturingMediaNGOs
See threats by industry →Countries and victims named (5)
- 01Australia
- 02Europe
- 03Israel
- 04Middle East
- 05US
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APT42 is an espionage group thought to operate from Iran, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on education, government and military organisations, with 5 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places APT42 as operating from Iran, with suspected state backing. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.
In public reporting, sectors named include education, government, military, defense and energy, and 5 countries and victims are named, including Australia, Europe, Israel and Middle East.
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