Actors Insights|Latest update30/05/2025

Mango Sandstorm

Named by MicrosoftSuspected state sponsor: Islamic Republic of Iran

This threat actor previously was known as Mercury

First Seen:Sep 2020

Last Seen:Apr 2025

Indexed Reports:3

Public IOCs:49

Cluster: MuddyWaterMitre: MuddyWaterMisp: MuddyWater

also known as:

TEMP.Zagros (Mandiant)Static Kitten (CrowdStrike)Seedworm (Symantec)MERCURY (Microsoft)COBALT ULSTER (SecureWorks)G0069 (Mitre)ATK51 (Thales)Boggy SerpensMango Sandstorm (Microsoft)TA450 (Proofpoint)Earth Vetala (Trend Micro)MuddyWater (Palo Alto)

Targeted Regions

Israel

Israel

Jul 2022 ~ Aug 2022

Middle East

Middle East

Sep 2020 ~ Oct 2020

Sep 2020 ~ Oct 2020

Jan 2020Oct 2025

Recent Indexed Reports

April 07, 2023
Public
MERCURY and DEV-1084's Destructive Cyber Operations Against Cloud and On-Premises Environments
August 25, 2022
Public
MERCURY Turns to SysAid Applications for Targeted Cyberattacks in Israel
October 06, 2020
Public
Iranian APT MERCURY Exploits Zerologon in Persistent Cyber Campaigns

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