Fox Kitten
threat actorIR01
also known as
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
MISP
Fox Kitten · Lemon Sandstorm · PARISITE · PIONEER KITTEN · RUBIDIUM · UNC757
PIONEER KITTEN is an Iran-based adversary that has been active since at least 2017 and has a suspected nexus to the Iranian government. This adversary appears to be primarily focused on gaining and maintaining access to entities possessing sensitive information of likely intelligence interest to the Iranian government. According to DRAGOS, they also targeted ICS-related entities using known VPN vulnerabilities. They are widely known to use open source penetration testing tools for reconnaissance and to establish encrypted communications.
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://youtu.be/pBDu8EGWRC4?t=2492
- https://www.dragos.com/threat/parisite
- https://www.dragos.com/wp-content/uploads/The-ICS-Threat-Landscape.pdf
- https://www.dragos.com/wp-content/uploads/NA-EL-Threat-Perspective-2019.pdf
- https://www.clearskysec.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ClearSky-Fox-Kitten-Campaign.pdf
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-says-an-iranian-hacking-group-is-attacking-f5-networking-devices
- https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/who-is-pioneer-kitten
- https://www.zdnet.com/article/iranian-hackers-are-selling-access-to-compromised-companies-on-an-underground-forum