Rocket Kitten is an espionage group thought to operate from Iran, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on government and military organisations, with 15 countries and victims named. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.
Rocket Kitten has 5 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
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What public reporting says
Targets Saudi Arabia, Israel, US, Iran, high ranking defense officials, embassies of various target countries, notable Iran researchers, human rights activists, media and journalists, academic institutions and various scholars, including scientists in the fields of physics and nuclear sciences.
Public reports about Rocket Kitten (9)
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 (15)
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Rocket Kitten is an espionage group thought to operate from Iran, with suspected state backing. Public reporting links it to attacks on government and military organisations, with 15 countries and victims named.
Public reporting places Rocket 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 and military, and 15 countries and victims are named, including Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Afghanistan and United Arab Emirates.
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