Introduction
Charming Kitten (aka Parastoo, aka Newscaster) is an group with a suspected nexus to Iran that targets organizations involved in government, defense technology, military, and diplomacy sectors.
Activities and Tactics
Targeted Sectors: Defense, Diplomacy, Military, Technology, Government, Administration, Government
Country of Origin: 🇮🇷 Iran
Risk Level: High
Incident Type: Espionage
Suspected Victims: U.S. government/defense sector websites, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Iraq, United Kingdom
Notable Campaigns
Information pending cataloguing.
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)
Information pending cataloguing.
Notable Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
No curated IOCs are currently published for this actor. This section will be updated when stable, attributable indicators are available.
Malware and Tools
- Parasite-HTTP-RAT
Attribution and Evidence
Country of Origin: Iran Additional attribution information pending cataloguing.
References
References pending cataloguing.