BANISHED KITTEN is a threat group thought to operate from Iran, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on government, healthcare and pharmaceuticals organisations, with 4 countries and victims named. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.
BANISHED KITTEN 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.
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What public reporting says
BANISHED KITTEN is an Iranian state-nexus adversary active since at least 2008. While the adversary’s most prominent activity is the July and September 2022 disruptive attacks targeting Albanian government infrastructure and the use of the HomelandJustice persona to leak stolen data, BANISHED KITTEN has likely targeted dissidents using the AllinOneNeo malware family.
Public reports about BANISHED KITTEN (2)
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 (9)
Countries and victims named (4)
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BANISHED KITTEN is a threat group thought to operate from Iran, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on government, healthcare and pharmaceuticals organisations, with 4 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places BANISHED KITTEN 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 government, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, high-tech and telecomms, and 4 countries and victims are named, including United States, Israel, Middle East and Europe.
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