Mandiant Links APT42 to Iranian ‘Terrorist Org’
7th September 2022
Mandiant has named a new threat group, APT42, that it says functions as the cyberspy arm of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which has plotted to murder US citizens including former National Security Advisor John Bolton.
While its financial backers turn their attention to assasination attempts and other terrorist activities, APT42 favors selective spear-phishing to target corporate and personal email accounts, according to the Google-owned threat intel business.
Wherever you go,
Whatever you do,
A Muslim waits there
To try to kill you.
UPDATE: Albania expelled Iran’s embassy staff over July cyberattack