Charming Kitten, A cunning criminal group

Charming Kitten is a group that has been involved in important events lately, one could be spearphishing which lately enjoys high activity, in recent months, surely in a causal relationship with the coronavirus pandemic, campaigns and campaigns have proliferated. successful cases of this type of attack. Thus, it is logical that more and more cybercriminal organizations with the necessary resources choose to use this technique, but this group does not stop here.

Charming Kitten were also the actors of cyberattacks against personnel of the US laboratory Gilead Sciences Inc, a company that developed remdesivir, an antiviral drug that fought against the coronavirus last year. Which its objective was to steal sensitive information about the antiviral, presumably to be used in the creation of similar drugs or in the establishment of local strategies to contain the spread of the virus.

In a context of competition between laboratories and countries to find a cure for the coronavirus, the global pharmaceutical industry has become the target of cyberattacks and the precious loot of governments desperate to curb a pandemic that has left thousands of victims and not only that, but also the blows they have suffered in the economy of these, that is why this information can be very valuable for these criminals.

Iranian actors are some of the most active groups around, albeit far from the most sophisticated. Its usual targets are companies, human rights groups, individuals and nearby governments of interest or in disagreement with the government of Iran – such as Saudi Arab companies and government agencies, or Israeli military and government targets, and although the government has always said not being involved, there are accusations involving people linked to the Iranian government such as: Behzad Mesri who is said to have worked for the Iranian army. Whatever their ties, this group is presumed to continue active and that is why we have to be prepared and not only against these, since there are also many groups that are dedicated to this.

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