threat actor

Magic Hound

activeentity:threat_actor

[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: C

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Facts

id: magic-hound
kind: threat actor
status: active
aliases: APT35 · Charming Kitten · COBALT ILLUSION · ITG18 · Mint Sandstorm · Newscaster · Phosphorus · TA453
jurisdictions: —
claims naming it: 0 · 0 attributions · 3 relations · 0 events

Identifiers

attack G0059via mitre-attack

Relations

MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMagic HoundusesCharmPower
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rel_640btcintel:relations:640@v1 sha256:84f1a4a241d9b370
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMagic HoundusesPowerLess
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_641btcintel:relations:641@v1 sha256:4d438bc55d1dd641
confidenceauthority data · 60
MITRE ATT&CK Enterpriserecords thatMagic HoundusesDownPaper
fetch —sha256 dc1639caa5501d72
rel_642btcintel:relations:642@v1 sha256:f5dd39cc02053780
confidenceauthority data · 60

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