Actors Insights|Latest update26/07/2024
Mint Sandstorm
Named by MicrosoftSuspected state sponsor: Islamic Republic of IranThis threat actor previously was known as Phosphorus
First Seen:Sep 2020
Last Seen:Jan 2024
Indexed Reports:7
Public IOCs:135
also known as:
APT35 (Mandiant)APT42 (Mandiant)COBALT ILLUSION (SecureWorks)Charming Kitten (CrowdStrike)COBALT MIRAGE (SecureWorks)G0059 (Mitre)ITG18 (IBM)Magic Hound (Palo Alto)Newscaster Team (Symantec)PHOSPHORUS (Microsoft)TA453 (Proofpoint)TunnelVision (SentinelOne)
Most Common Tactics
Targeted Regions
![Belgium](/res/get/cache/countries/BEL/f53cfc44fa2a5fade76f779fd42b892c.png)
BelgiumBelgium
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
![Europe](/res/get/cache/countries/EUR/42da03025cf2145ed509a13c608d7a4e.png)
EuropeEurope
Sep 2020 ~ Oct 2020
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
![France](/res/get/cache/countries/FRA/1b0453edf9792205eba521f1c4488f6b.png)
FranceFrance
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
![Israel](/res/get/cache/countries/ISR/e700ce00888b4d56df6b6657e38ccfa8.png)
IsraelIsrael
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
![Middle East](/res/get/cache/countries/MID/8ec670f4c9030fd9282a336357cf3d55.png)
Middle EastMiddle East
Sep 2020 ~ Oct 2020
![Palestine](/res/get/cache/countries/PSE/2f609313e63552e78cecfa7d252db6e9.png)
PalestinePalestine
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
![Saudi Arabia](/res/get/cache/countries/SAU/990a56ba7f2e6e019b5b7f886f1b0e19.png)
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
Sep 2020 ~ Oct 2020
![United Kingdom](/res/get/cache/countries/GBR/7fbc799f9fca82dd3fb6043782c87cf7.png)
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
![United States](/res/get/cache/countries/USA/f2388d78c99cfb4bf9bed88397b6f186.png)
United StatesUnited States
Sep 2020 ~ Oct 2020
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
May 2022 ~ Jun 2022 Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Sep 2021 ~ Apr 2023
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
Nov 2023 ~ Jan 2024
Jan 2020Nov 2024
Targeted Sectors
JournalistsPro-DemocracyPoliticalResearchersUniversityConstructionHuman RightsLogisticsEnergyOil and GasUtilities
Recent Indexed Reports
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