Rocket Kitten
Rocket Kitten is classified as state-sponsored.
- Malware families
- 8
- Suspected state sponsor
- Iran
- Also known as
- 5
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.
The group is suspected of operating with the support of Iran.
The group is associated with 8 malware families.
Also known as: TEMP.Beanie, Operation Woolen Goldfish, Operation Woolen-Goldfish, Thamar Reservoir, Timberworm
The group is associated with 8 malware families.
Malware families
- DistTrack
- FireMalv
- Ghole
- Matryoshka RAT
- MPKBot
- pupy
- TDTESS
- Woolger
Published reports on this actor:
- https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cyber-attacks/operation-woolen-goldfish-when-kittens-go-phishing
- https://www.trendmicro.com/cloud-content/us/pdfs/security-intelligence/white-papers/wp-the-spy-kittens-are-back.pdf
- http://www.clearskysec.com/thamar-reservoir/
Source: MISP Galaxy, Malpedia.
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