CopyKittens threat group
CopyKittens is an espionage group thought to operate from Iran, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to 7 attack techniques, and to attacks on government, private sector and civil society organisations, with 5 countries and victims named. This free profile shows how it works and who it targets, so you can judge the risk to you.
- Attack techniques
- 7
- Countries and victims named
- 5
- Thought to operate from
- Iran
- Suspected backing
- Iran
- Motive
- Espionage
- Other names
- 2
Who is CopyKittens?
CopyKittens 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
Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.
Public reports about CopyKittens (7)
- CopyKittensamazonaws.com · PDF (opens in a new tab)
- Case Study Hunting Campaign Indicators on Privacy Protected Attack Infrastrdomaintools.com (opens in a new tab)
- Copykitten Jpostclearskysec.com (opens in a new tab)
- Tulipclearskysec.com (opens in a new tab)
- Copykittenscfr.org (opens in a new tab)
- Operation Wilted Tulipclearskysec.com · 2017 · PDF (opens in a new tab)
- Groupsmitre.org (opens in a new tab)
How does CopyKittens attack? Stage by stage.
Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 7 linked to CopyKittens, laid out from first look to final blow. Some techniques belong to more than one stage. Pick a stage to see them. Public reporting also lists 7 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.
Hiding
Disguising what they are doing so it blends in with normal activity.
- T1218System Binary Proxy Execution
- T1564Hide Artifacts
Who does CopyKittens 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.
Countries and victims named (5)
- 01Israel
- 02Jordan
- 03Saudi Arabia
- 04Germany
- 05United States
Is CopyKittens a risk to you?
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CopyKittens is an espionage group thought to operate from Iran, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to 7 attack techniques, and to attacks on government, private sector and civil society organisations, with 5 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places CopyKittens 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, private sector and civil society, and 5 countries and victims are named, including Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Germany.
Public reporting links CopyKittens to 7 attack techniques. Most of them are about hiding, preparing tools and infrastructure and running code.
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