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Imperial Kitten

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IMPERIAL KITTEN is an Iran-nexus adversary active since at least 2017, with links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The adversary likely fulfills Iranian strategic intelligence requirements associated with IRGC operations. The adversary group’s activity is characterized by their use of social engineering, particularly job recruitment-themed content from 2017 to 2024, to deliver cust...

  • Imperial Kitten

  • Iran, Middle East

Community Identifiers

APT35, CURIUM, Smoke Sandstorm, Cuboid Sandstorm, Tortoiseshell, Yellow Liderc, DEV-0056, DEV-0228, Crimson Sandstorm

Objective

Intelligence Gathering

Motivation

State-Sponsored

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