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G0059: Magic Hound

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.[1][2][3][4][5]

EnterpriseG0059GroupObject v6.1Modified
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G0059: Magic Hound describes [Magic Hound](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0059) 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.(Citation: FireEye APT35 2018)(Citation: ClearSky Kittens Back...

Executive priority

G0059: Magic Hound is an official MITRE ATT&CK group. Glexia treats it as defensive behavior context for prioritizing monitoring, control validation, and response planning without using the object by itself as an attribution claim.

Technical view

Security teams should validate G0059: Magic Hound by reviewing the official ATT&CK relationships, mapped tactics (the mapped ATT&CK tactic context), supported platforms (the platforms named in the official object), and available local telemetry before making detection or mitigation decisions.

Likely telemetry

  • Official ATT&CK relationships and object metadata

Detection direction

  • Validate whether G0059: Magic Hound appears in your detection coverage and tabletop scenarios.
  • Use the object to align executive risk language with SOC, incident response, and detection engineering work.
  • Do not treat ATT&CK relationship context as attribution without corroborating evidence.

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  • Map the object to existing controls and identify missing telemetry or response ownership.
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Official MITRE ATT&CK definition

Magic Hound

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.[1][2][3][4][5]

View the same entry on attack.mitre.org (MITRE-hosted reference; in-page links above use the Glexia ATT&CK library.)

Glexia analysis

How security teams should use this page

Treat this object as behavior context, not an attribution claim. Validate the related groups, software, data sources, and mitigations against official ATT&CK relationships and your own telemetry before making control-coverage decisions.

ATT&CK relationship table

Techniques used

This mirrors the MITRE pattern of making group, software, campaign, and technique relationships scannable. Relationship notes come from mirrored ATT&CK relationship text when available.

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DomainIDNameRelationship / procedure
EnterpriseT1056.001KeyloggingSub-technique

Magic Hound malware is capable of keylogging.[6]

EnterpriseT1567Exfiltration Over Web Service

Magic Hound has used the Telegram API `sendMessage` to relay data on compromised devices.CitationGoogle Iran Threats October 2021

EnterpriseT1589.001CredentialsSub-technique

Magic Hound gathered credentials from two victims that they then attempted to validate across 75 different websites. Magic Hound has also collected credentials from over 900 Fortinet VPN servers in the US, Europe, and Israel.[7]CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1547.001Registry Run Keys / Startup FolderSub-technique

Magic Hound malware has used Registry Run keys to establish persistence.[6]CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1059.001PowerShellSub-technique

Magic Hound has used PowerShell for execution and privilege escalation.[6][1]CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1016.002Wi-Fi DiscoverySub-technique

Magic Hound has collected names and passwords of all Wi-Fi networks to which a device has previously connected.[8]

EnterpriseT1588.002ToolSub-technique

Magic Hound has obtained and used tools like Havij, sqlmap, Metasploit, Mimikatz, and Plink.CitationCheck Point Rocket Kitten[1][8]CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1584.001DomainsSub-technique

Magic Hound has used compromised domains to host links targeted to specific phishing victims.[2][5][3]CitationGoogle Iran Threats October 2021

EnterpriseT1059.003Windows Command ShellSub-technique

Magic Hound has used the command-line interface for code execution.[6]CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1572Protocol Tunneling

Magic Hound has used Plink to tunnel RDP over SSH.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1585.002Email AccountsSub-technique

Magic Hound has established email accounts using fake personas for spearphishing operations.[7][9]

EnterpriseT1591.001Determine Physical LocationsSub-technique

Magic Hound has collected location information from visitors to their phishing sites.CitationGoogle Iran Threats October 2021

EnterpriseT1071Application Layer Protocol

Magic Hound malware has used IRC for C2.[6]CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1071.001Web ProtocolsSub-technique

Magic Hound has used HTTP for C2.[6]CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1486Data Encrypted for Impact

Magic Hound has used BitLocker and DiskCryptor to encrypt targeted workstations. CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1016.001Internet Connection DiscoverySub-technique

Magic Hound has conducted a network call out to a specific website as part of their initial discovery activity.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1586.002Email AccountsSub-technique

Magic Hound has compromised personal email accounts through the use of legitimate credentials and gathered additional victim information.[7]

EnterpriseT1053.005Scheduled TaskSub-technique

Magic Hound has used scheduled tasks to establish persistence and execution.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1592.002SoftwareSub-technique

Magic Hound has captured the user-agent strings from visitors to their phishing sites.CitationGoogle Iran Threats October 2021

EnterpriseT1021.001Remote Desktop ProtocolSub-technique

Magic Hound has used Remote Desktop Services to copy tools on targeted systems.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1087.003Email AccountSub-technique

Magic Hound has used Powershell to discover email accounts.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022

EnterpriseT1105Ingress Tool Transfer

Magic Hound has downloaded additional code and files from servers onto victims.[6]CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

Magic Hound has exploited the Log4j utility (CVE-2021-44228), on-premises MS Exchange servers via "ProxyShell" (CVE-2021-34473, CVE-2021-34523, CVE-2021-31207), and Fortios SSL VPNs (CVE-2018-13379).[8]CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationCybereason PowerLess February 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021CitationMicrosoft Log4j Vulnerability Exploitation December 2021

EnterpriseT1204.002Malicious FileSub-technique

Magic Hound has attempted to lure victims into opening malicious email attachments.[2]

EnterpriseT1218.011Rundll32Sub-technique

Magic Hound has used rundll32.exe to execute MiniDump from comsvcs.dll when dumping LSASS memory.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022

EnterpriseT1027.010Command ObfuscationSub-technique

Magic Hound has used base64-encoded commands.[6]CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1046Network Service Discovery

Magic Hound has used KPortScan 3.0 to perform SMB, RDP, and LDAP scanning.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1590.005IP AddressesSub-technique

Magic Hound has captured the IP addresses of visitors to their phishing sites.CitationGoogle Iran Threats October 2021

EnterpriseT1113Screen Capture

Magic Hound malware can take a screenshot and upload the file to its C2 server.[6]

EnterpriseT1573Encrypted Channel

Magic Hound has used an encrypted http proxy in C2 communications.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1059.005Visual BasicSub-technique

Magic Hound malware has used VBS scripts for execution.[6]

EnterpriseT1685.001Disable or Modify Windows Event LogSub-technique

Magic Hound has executed scripts to disable the event log service.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1595.002Vulnerability ScanningSub-technique

Magic Hound has conducted widespread scanning to identify public-facing systems vulnerable to CVE-2021-44228 in Log4j and ProxyShell vulnerabilities; CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, and CVE-2021-27065 in on-premises MS Exchange Servers; and CVE-2018-13379 in Fortinet FortiOS SSL VPNs.[8]CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1036.010Masquerade Account NameSub-technique

Magic Hound has created local accounts named `help` and `DefaultAccount` on compromised machines.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1589.002Email AddressesSub-technique

Magic Hound has identified high-value email accounts in academia, journalism, NGO's, foreign policy, and national security for targeting.[5]CitationGoogle Iran Threats October 2021

EnterpriseT1204.001Malicious LinkSub-technique

Magic Hound has attempted to lure victims into opening malicious links embedded in emails.[2][3]

EnterpriseT1102.002Bidirectional CommunicationSub-technique

Magic Hound malware can use a SOAP Web service to communicate with its C2 server.[6]

EnterpriseT1033System Owner/User Discovery

Magic Hound malware has obtained the victim username and sent it to the C2 server.[6]CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1098.002Additional Email Delegate PermissionsSub-technique

Magic Hound granted compromised email accounts read access to the email boxes of additional targeted accounts. The group then was able to authenticate to the intended victim's OWA (Outlook Web Access) portal and read hundreds of email communications for information on Middle East organizations.[1]

EnterpriseT1070.004File DeletionSub-technique

Magic Hound has deleted and overwrote files to cover tracks.[6][1]CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1027.013Encrypted/Encoded FileSub-technique

Magic Hound malware has used base64-encoded files and has also encrypted embedded strings with AES.[6]CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1566.002Spearphishing LinkSub-technique

Magic Hound has sent malicious URL links through email to victims. In some cases the URLs were shortened or linked to Word documents with malicious macros that executed PowerShells scripts to download Pupy.CitationSecureworks Cobalt Gypsy Feb 2017[2][3]CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1078.001Default AccountsSub-technique

Magic Hound enabled and used the default system managed account, DefaultAccount, via `"powershell.exe" /c net user DefaultAccount /active:yes` to connect to a targeted Exchange server over RDP.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1083File and Directory Discovery

Magic Hound malware can list a victim's logical drives and the type, as well the total/free space of the fixed devices. Other malware can list a directory's contents.[6]

EnterpriseT1016System Network Configuration Discovery

Magic Hound malware gathers the victim's local IP address, MAC address, and external IP address.[6]CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1036.005Match Legitimate Resource Name or LocationSub-technique

Magic Hound has used `dllhost.exe` to mask Fast Reverse Proxy (FRP) and `MicrosoftOutLookUpdater.exe` for Plink.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1098.007Additional Local or Domain GroupsSub-technique

Magic Hound has added a user named DefaultAccount to the Administrators and Remote Desktop Users groups.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022

EnterpriseT1598.003Spearphishing LinkSub-technique

Magic Hound has used SMS and email messages with links designed to steal credentials or track victims.[3][2][9][5]CitationGoogle Iran Threats October 2021CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1049System Network Connections Discovery

Magic Hound has used quser.exe to identify existing RDP connections.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022

EnterpriseT1114Email Collection

Magic Hound has compromised email credentials in order to steal sensitive data.[3]

EnterpriseT1003.001LSASS MemorySub-technique

Magic Hound has stolen domain credentials by dumping LSASS process memory using Task Manager, comsvcs.dll, and from a Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controller using Mimikatz.[1]CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1570Lateral Tool Transfer

Magic Hound has copied tools within a compromised network using RDP.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1136.001Local AccountSub-technique

Magic Hound has created local accounts named `help` and `DefaultAccount` on compromised machines.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationMicrosoft Iranian Threat Actor Trends November 2021

EnterpriseT1057Process Discovery

Magic Hound malware can list running processes.[6]

EnterpriseT1114.002Remote Email CollectionSub-technique

Magic Hound has exported emails from compromised Exchange servers including through use of the cmdlet `New-MailboxExportRequest.`CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1571Non-Standard Port

Magic Hound malware has communicated with its C2 server over TCP ports 4443 and 10151 using HTTP.[6]CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1686.003Windows Host FirewallSub-technique

Magic Hound has added the following rule to a victim's Windows firewall to allow RDP traffic - `"netsh" advfirewall firewall add rule name="Terminal Server" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=3389`.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1070.003Clear Command HistorySub-technique

Magic Hound has removed mailbox export requests from compromised Exchange servers.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022

EnterpriseT1082System Information Discovery

Magic Hound malware has used a PowerShell command to check the victim system architecture to determine if it is an x64 machine. Other malware has obtained the OS version, UUID, and computer/host name to send to the C2 server.[6]CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1114.001Local Email CollectionSub-technique

Magic Hound has collected .PST archives.[1]

EnterpriseT1505.003Web ShellSub-technique

Magic Hound has used multiple web shells to gain execution.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1090Proxy

Magic Hound has used Fast Reverse Proxy (FRP) for RDP traffic.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1036.004Masquerade Task or ServiceSub-technique

Magic Hound has named a malicious script CacheTask.bat to mimic a legitimate task.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1583.001DomainsSub-technique

Magic Hound has registered fraudulent domains such as "mail-newyorker.com" and "news12.com.recover-session-service.site" to target specific victims with phishing attacks.[3]

EnterpriseT1018Remote System Discovery

Magic Hound has used Ping for discovery on targeted networks.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1112Modify Registry

Magic Hound has modified Registry settings for security tools.CitationDFIR Report APT35 ProxyShell March 2022

EnterpriseT1482Domain Trust Discovery

Magic Hound has used a web shell to execute `nltest /trusted_domains` to identify trust relationships.CitationDFIR Phosphorus November 2021

EnterpriseT1589Gather Victim Identity Information

Magic Hound has acquired mobile phone numbers of potential targets, possibly for mobile malware or additional phishing operations.[5]

Associated objects

Groups, software, and campaigns

ToolEnterprise

S0039: Net

The Net utility is a component of the Windows operating system. It is used in command-line operations for control of users, groups, services, and network connections. [1]

Net has a great deal of functionality, [2] much of which is useful for an adversary, such as gathering system and network information for Discovery, moving laterally through SMB/Windows Admin Shares using net use commands, and interacting with services. The net1.exe utility is executed for certain functionality when net.exe is run and can be used directly in commands such as net1 user.

Windows
ToolEnterprise

S0357: Impacket

Impacket is an open source collection of modules written in Python for programmatically constructing and manipulating network protocols. Impacket contains several tools for remote service execution, Kerberos manipulation, Windows credential dumping, packet sniffing, and relay attacks.[1]

LinuxmacOSWindows
ToolEnterprise

S0097: Ping

Ping is an operating system utility commonly used to troubleshoot and verify network connections. [1]

ToolEnterprise

S1144: FRP

FRP, which stands for Fast Reverse Proxy, is an openly available tool that is capable of exposing a server located behind a firewall or Network Address Translation (NAT) to the Internet. FRP can support multiple protocols including TCP, UDP, and HTTP(S) and has been abused by threat actors to proxy command and control communications.[1][2][3][4]

LinuxmacOSWindows
ToolEnterprise

S0002: Mimikatz

Mimikatz is a credential dumper capable of obtaining plaintext Windows account logins and passwords, along with many other features that make it useful for testing the security of networks. [1] [2]

Windows
ToolEnterprise

S0100: ipconfig

ipconfig is a Windows utility that can be used to find information about a system's TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, and adapter configuration. [1]

ToolEnterprise

S0108: netsh

netsh is a scripting utility used to interact with networking components on local or remote systems. [1]

Windows
ToolEnterprise

S0192: Pupy

Pupy is an open source, cross-platform (Windows, Linux, OSX, Android) remote administration and post-exploitation tool. [1] It is written in Python and can be generated as a payload in several different ways (Windows exe, Python file, PowerShell oneliner/file, Linux elf, APK, Rubber Ducky, etc.). [1] Pupy is publicly available on GitHub. [1]

LinuxWindowsmacOS
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20.0
Object version
6.1
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736c37fce3f281b4...
Imported snapshots across ATT&CK releases(3)
ReleaseBundle importedObject versionModifiedStatusRaw hash
20.06.1Current bundle736c37fce3f2…
19.26.1Older bundle736c37fce3f2…
19.16.1Older bundleb29c155c46a7…
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Source references

External references and citations

MITRE external references are preserved separately from Glexia analysis so citations remain traceable to their original source records.

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    FireEye APT35 2018

    Mandiant. (2018). Mandiant M-Trends 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2024.

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    ClearSky Kittens Back 3 August 2020

    ClearSky Research Team. (2020, August 1). The Kittens Are Back in Town 3 - Charming Kitten Campaign Evolved and Deploying Spear-Phishing link by WhatsApp. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

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    Certfa Charming Kitten January 2021

    Certfa Labs. (2021, January 8). Charming Kitten’s Christmas Gift. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

    Open source URL
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    Secureworks COBALT ILLUSION Threat Profile

    Secureworks. (n.d.). COBALT ILLUSION Threat Profile. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

    Open source URL
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    Proofpoint TA453 July2021

    Miller, J. et al. (2021, July 13). Operation SpoofedScholars: A Conversation with TA453. Retrieved August 18, 2021.

    Open source URL
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    Unit 42 Magic Hound Feb 2017

    Lee, B. and Falcone, R. (2017, February 15). Magic Hound Campaign Attacks Saudi Targets. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

    Open source URL
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    IBM ITG18 2020

    Wikoff, A. Emerson, R. (2020, July 16). New Research Exposes Iranian Threat Group Operations. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

    Open source URL
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    Check Point APT35 CharmPower January 2022

    Check Point. (2022, January 11). APT35 exploits Log4j vulnerability to distribute new modular PowerShell toolkit. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

    Open source URL
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    Proofpoint TA453 March 2021

    Miller, J. et al. (2021, March 30). BadBlood: TA453 Targets US and Israeli Medical Research Personnel in Credential Phishing Campaigns. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

    Open source URL
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    ClearSky Charming Kitten Dec 2017

    ClearSky Cyber Security. (2017, December). Charming Kitten. Retrieved December 27, 2017.

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    APT35

    (Citation: FireEye APT35 2018)(Citation: Certfa Charming Kitten January 2021)(Citation: Check Point APT35 CharmPower January 2022)

  12. [12]
    COBALT ILLUSION

    (Citation: Secureworks COBALT ILLUSION Threat Profile)

  13. [13]
    Charming Kitten

    (Citation: ClearSky Charming Kitten Dec 2017)(Citation: Eweek Newscaster and Charming Kitten May 2014)(Citation: ClearSky Kittens Back 2 Oct 2019)(Citation: ClearSky Kittens Back 3 August 2020)(Citation: Proofpoint TA453 March 2021)(Citation: Check Point APT35 CharmPower January 2022)

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    ClearSky Kittens Back 2 Oct 2019

    ClearSky Research Team. (2019, October 1). The Kittens Are Back in Town2 - Charming Kitten Campaign KeepsGoing on, Using New Impersonation Methods. Retrieved April 21, 2021.

    Open source URL
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    Eweek Newscaster and Charming Kitten May 2014

    Kerner, S. (2014, May 29). Newscaster Threat Uses Social Media for Intelligence Gathering. Retrieved April 14, 2021.

    Open source URL
  16. [16]
    ITG18

    (Citation: IBM ITG18 2020)

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    Magic Hound

    (Citation: Unit 42 Magic Hound Feb 2017)

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    Microsoft Phosphorus Mar 2019

    Burt, T. (2019, March 27). New steps to protect customers from hacking. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

    Open source URL
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    Microsoft Phosphorus Oct 2020

    Burt, T. (2020, October 28). Cyberattacks target international conference attendees. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

    Open source URL
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    Microsoft Threat Actor Naming July 2023

    Microsoft . (2023, July 12). How Microsoft names threat actors. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

    Open source URL
  21. [21]
    Mint Sandstorm

    (Citation: Microsoft Threat Actor Naming July 2023)

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    Newscaster

    Link analysis of infrastructure and tools revealed a potential relationship between Magic Hound and the older attack campaign called Newscaster (aka Newscasters).(Citation: Unit 42 Magic Hound Feb 2017)(Citation: FireEye APT35 2018)

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    Phosphorus

    (Citation: Microsoft Phosphorus Mar 2019)(Citation: Microsoft Phosphorus Oct 2020)(Citation: US District Court of DC Phosphorus Complaint 2019)(Citation: Certfa Charming Kitten January 2021)(Citation: Proofpoint TA453 March 2021)(Citation: Check Point APT35 CharmPower January 2022)

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    TA453

    (Citation: Proofpoint TA453 March 2021)(Citation: Proofpoint TA453 July2021)(Citation: Check Point APT35 CharmPower January 2022)

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    US District Court of DC Phosphorus Complaint 2019

    US District Court of DC. (2019, March 14). MICROSOFT CORPORATION v. JOHN DOES 1-2, CONTROLLING A COMPUTER NETWORK AND THEREBY INJURING PLAINTIFF AND ITS CUSTOMERS. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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    Open source URL
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