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Iranian MuddyWater Hackers Adopt New C2 Tool 'DarkBeatC2' in Latest Campaign
The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a new command-and-control C2 infrastructure called DarkBeatC2, becoming the latest such tool in its arsenal after SimpleHarm, MuddyC3, PhonyC2, and MuddyC2Go. "While occasionally switching to a new remote administration tool or...
From MuddyC3 to PhonyC2: Iran's MuddyWater Evolves with a New Cyber Weapon
The Iranian state-sponsored group dubbed MuddyWater has been attributed to a previously unseen command-and-control C2 framework called PhonyC2 that's been put to use by the actor since 2021. Evidence shows that the custom made, actively developed framework has been leveraged in the February 2023...
MERCURY and DEV-1084: Destructive attack on hybrid environment
April 2023 update – Microsoft Threat Intelligence has shifted to a new threat actor naming taxonomy aligned around the theme of weather. MERCURY is now tracked as Mango Sandstorm and DEV-1084 is now tracked as Storm-1084. To learn more about the new taxonomy represents the origin, unique traits,...
MERCURY and DEV-1084: Destructive attack on hybrid environment
April 2023 update – Microsoft Threat Intelligence has shifted to a new threat actor naming taxonomy aligned around the theme of weather. MERCURY is now tracked as Mango Sandstorm and DEV-1084 is now tracked as Storm-1084. To learn more about the new taxonomy represents the origin, unique traits,...