A group of cyber actors utilizing infrastructure located in Iran have been conducting computer network exploitation activity against public and privat...

Threat Actor Profile

Cleaver

State-sponsored threat group originating from IR. Suspected sponsor: Iran (Islamic Republic of). Known to target Private sector, Government. Uses 10 known MITRE ATT&CK techniques.

10 TTPs Mapped 2 Industries Tracked Real-Time Alerts

Actor Overview

Origin Country
IR
Suspected Sponsor
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Incident Types
Espionage
Known Techniques
10 TTPs

Target Industries

Private sectorGovernment

Suspected Victims

CanadaFranceIsraelMexicoSaudi ArabiaChinaGermanyUnited StatesPakistanSouth KoreaUnited KingdomIndiaKuwaitQatarTurkey

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

T1557T1557.002T1587T1587.001T1585T1585.001T1588T1588.002T1003T1003.001

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Actor Details

Primary Name
Cleaver
Known Aliases
Operation Cleaver, Op Cleaver, Tarh Andishan, Alibaba, TG-2889, Cobalt Gypsy, G0003
Data Source
Precursor Intelligence
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