Actors Insights|Latest update17/06/2025

Magic Hound

Named by Palo AltoSuspected state sponsor: Islamic Republic of Iran

Magic Hound is an Iranian-sponsored threat group that conducts long term, resource-intensive cyber espionage operations, likely on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. They have targeted European, U.S., and Middle Eastern government and military personnel, academics, journalists, and organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), via complex social engineering campaigns since at least 2014.

First Seen:Jan 2014
Last Seen:Mar 2025
Indexed Reports:1
Public IOCs:80
Cluster: Charming KittenMitre: Magic HoundMisp: APT35
also known as:
Newscaster Team (Symantec)Magic Hound (Palo Alto)G0059 (Mitre)PHOSPHORUS (Microsoft)Mint Sandstorm (Microsoft)TunnelVision (SentinelOne)COBALT MIRAGE (SecureWorks)APT35 (Mandiant)TA453 (Proofpoint)COBALT ILLUSION (SecureWorks)Charming Kitten (CrowdStrike)ITG18 (IBM)

Targeted Regions

Saudi Arabia
SA
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
May 2016 ~ Feb 2017
May 2016 ~ Feb 2017
May 2016 ~ Feb 2017
Jan 2016Aug 2025

Targeted Sectors

Government Agencies and ServicesInformation TechnologyEnergy

Recent Indexed Reports

  1. Public
    Magic Hound Strikes Saudi Arabia with Spearphishing and PowerShell Attacks

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