Amid growing warnings from agencies like the FBI and DHS about Iranian cyber activity, Check Point Research is sharing fresh, real-world examples from the past few days to shed light on how these threats are playing out in practice. We’ve identified the reemergence of an active, global spear-phishing campaign attributed to the Iranian threat actor Educated Manticore, also tracked as APT42, Charming Kitten, and Mint Sandstorm. Associated with the IRGC Intelligence Organization, this group is known to target public figures around the world. Currently, the campaign is executing sophisticated credential theft operations against high-profile individuals in Israel, while the real […]
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