Cutting Kitten

🔴 High
Also known as: ITsecTeam, Cutting Kitten

One of the threat actors responsible for the denial of service attacks against U.S in 2012–2013. Three individuals associated with the group—believed to be have been working on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—were indicted by the Justice Department in 2016.

🌍 Country Iran
Risk Level High
🎯 Incident Type Denial of service

Introduction

One of the threat actors responsible for the denial of service attacks against U.S in 2012–2013. Three individuals associated with the group—believed to be have been working on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—were indicted by the Justice Department in 2016.

Activities and Tactics

Country of Origin: 🇮🇷 Iran

Risk Level: High

Incident Type: [“Denial of service”]

Suspected Victims: United States, Bank of America, US Bancorp, Fifth Third Bank, Citigroup, PNC, BB&T, Wells Fargo, Capital One, HSBC…

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

  • RTM

Attribution and Evidence

Country of Origin: Iran Additional attribution information pending cataloguing.

References

References pending cataloguing.