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VENGEFUL KITTEN is an Iranian state-nexus adversary active since at least 2020. Previously tracked as the SplinteredEnvoy activity cluster, the adversary’s activity is characterized by “lock-and-leak” information operations using two inauthentic hacktivist personas, Moses Staff and Abraham’s Ax. VENGEFUL KITTEN has primarily targeted Israeli entities using their Moses Staff persona; however, in No...

  • Vengeful Kitten

  • Iran, Middle East

Community Identifiers

Moses Staff, Abraham's Ax, Marigold Sandstorm, DEV-500

Objective

Destruction

Motivation

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