ICNA

Iranian Cyber News Agency

Cyber Actors

Charming Kitten

Helix Kitten

List of names used by the industry: Sub group: Lyceum (also known as HEXANE, Storm-0133, SiameseKitten) Date founded: Active since at least 2014. Affiliation: Iranian state-sponsored. Affiliated to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Operations primarily to conduct cyber…

Hooshyarane Vatan

Hooshyarane Vatan

Date founded: June 2021 Affiliation: The group’s initial post (on 18 June 2021) was a manifesto where they stated they were from Ahvaz, the capital of the Khuzestan province in Iran. The group’s initial post (on 18 June 2021) was…

ByteSec1401

List of names used by industry: Date founded: Affiliation: ByteSec1401 is not publicly affiliated to any country however is clearly anti Islamic Republic/IRGC. One researcher attributes activity that looks like a US/Western government cutout. Social media handles and websites: Previous…

Cyber Av3ngers

List of names used by industry: Date founded: Affiliation: Cyber Avengers (CA) is an Iranian hacking group affiliated to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Shahid Kaveh. It is reportedly the Iranian Regime’s most prolific hacking group focussing on…