Actors Insights|Latest update17/06/2025

NewsBeef

Named by KasperskySuspected state sponsor: Islamic Republic of Iran
First Seen:Jan 2012
Last Seen:Sep 2023
Indexed Reports:2
Public IOCs:67
Cluster: Charming KittenMisp: Charming Kitten
also known as:
Newscaster (Symantec)Parastoo (Flashpoint)iKittens (Iran Threats)Group 83 (Talos)NewsBeef (Kaspersky)G0058 (Mitre)CharmingCypress (Volexity)Charming Kitten (CrowdStrike)

Targeted Regions

Algeria
DZ
Algeria
Algeria
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
Brazil
BR
Brazil
Brazil
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
China
CN
China
China
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
Europe
EU
Europe
Europe
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Germany
DE
Germany
Germany
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
India
IN
India
India
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
Iran
IR
Iran
Iran
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
Japan
JP
Japan
Japan
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
Kazakhstan
KZ
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
Romania
RO
Romania
Romania
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
Russia
RU
Russia
Russia
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
Saudi Arabia
SA
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Jan 2012 ~ Mar 2017
Turkey
TR
Turkey
Turkey
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
United Kingdom
GB
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Feb 2016 ~ Apr 2016
Jan 2012Jun 2025

Targeted Sectors

Information TechnologyManufacturingMilitaryMediaUniversityEnergy

Recent Indexed Reports

  1. Public
    Shamoon 2.0 and StoneDrill Revive Wiper Threats Across Saudi and European Targets
  2. Public
    NewsBeef APT Revives BeEF for Global Watering Hole Campaigns

Disclaimer: We are working on indexing and analyzing relevant data and this process is not fully completed yet. Therefore, displayed details and statistics may will change in the future.