Actors Insights|Latest update11/03/2025

Charming Kitten

Named by CrowdStrikeSuspected state sponsor: Islamic Republic of Iran
First Seen:Jan 2014
Last Seen:Dec 2024
Indexed Reports:16
Public IOCs:498
Cluster: Charming KittenMitre: Charming KittenMisp: Charming Kitten
also known as:
APT42 (Mandiant)CharmingCypress (Volexity)G0058 (Mitre)Group 83 (Talos)ITG18 (IBM)Magic Hound (Palo Alto)Mint Sandstorm (Microsoft)NewsBeef (Kaspersky)Newscaster (Symantec)Parastoo (Flashpoint)iKittens (Iran Threats)

Targeted Regions

Austria
AT
Austria
Austria
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Brazil
BR
Brazil
Brazil
Sep 2023 ~ Sep 2023
Europe
EU
Europe
Europe
Oct 2019 ~ Jan 2020
Oct 2019 ~ Jan 2020
Jul 2020 ~ Jan 2021
Jul 2020 ~ Jan 2021
Jul 2020 ~ Jan 2021
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Jun 2024 ~ Oct 2024
Jun 2024 ~ Oct 2024
France
FR
France
France
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
India
IN
India
India
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Iran
IR
Iran
Iran
Jan 2020 ~ Aug 2022
Jan 2020 ~ Aug 2022
Jan 2020 ~ Aug 2022
Jan 2020 ~ Aug 2022
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2020 ~ Aug 2022
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2020 ~ Aug 2022
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2020 ~ Aug 2022
Israel
IL
Israel
Israel
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jul 2018 ~ Jul 2018
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Sep 2018 ~ Dec 2018
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2023 ~ Sep 2023
Jun 2024 ~ Oct 2024
Jun 2024 ~ Oct 2024
Italy
IT
Italy
Italy
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Middle East
ME
Middle East
Middle East
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jul 2020 ~ Jan 2021
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Jul 2020 ~ Jan 2021
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Jul 2020 ~ Jan 2021
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Oct 2024 ~ Oct 2024
Saudi Arabia
SA
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Oct 2019 ~ Jan 2020
Oct 2019 ~ Jan 2020
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Turkey
TR
Turkey
Turkey
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
United Arab Emirates
AE
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Sep 2023 ~ Sep 2023
United Kingdom
GB
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Oct 2019 ~ Jan 2020
Oct 2019 ~ Jan 2020
United States
US
United States
United States
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jul 2018 ~ Jul 2018
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Sep 2018 ~ Dec 2018
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jan 2014 ~ Oct 2019
Jan 2015 ~ Sep 2019
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Oct 2019 ~ Jan 2020
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Oct 2019 ~ Jan 2020
Jul 2020 ~ Jan 2021
Jan 2017 ~ Aug 2020
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Jul 2020 ~ Jan 2021
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Jul 2020 ~ Jan 2021
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Jan 2022 ~ Sep 2022
Jul 2017 ~ Nov 2022
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Jan 2021 ~ Jun 2023
Apr 2022 ~ Apr 2023
Jun 2024 ~ Oct 2024
Oct 2024 ~ Oct 2024
Jun 2024 ~ Oct 2024
Jan 2014Jul 2025

Targeted Sectors

Human RightsJournalistsResearchersMediaPoliticalGovernment Agencies and ServicesDissidentInformation TechnologyMilitaryFinancialInsuranceManufacturingProfessional ServiceRetailHealthcareTelecommunicationReligiousCivicUniversity

Recent Indexed Reports

  1. Public
    BellaCPP: Charming Kitten's Latest Malware Innovation in Asia
  2. Public
    Charming Kitten Targets NGOs and Media with Phishing Attacks via WhatsApp
  3. Public
    Charming Kitten Resumes Phishing Campaigns Against Researchers and Activists
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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.