https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-says-an-iranian-hacking-group-is-attacking-f5-networking-devices/
By Catalin Cimpanu
Zero Day
ZDNet.com
August 10, 2020
A group of elite hackers associated with the Iranian government has been
detected attacking the US private and government sector, according to a
security alert sent by the FBI last week.
While the alert, called a Private Industry Notification, didn't identify
the hackers by name, sources have told ZDNet that the group is tracked by
the larger cyber-security community under codenames such as Fox Kitten or
Parisite.
IRAN'S CYBER OPERATIONS "SPEAR TIP"
A former government cyber-security analyst, now working for a private
security firm, called the group as Iran's "spear tip" when it comes to
cyber-attacks.
He described the group's primary task as having to provide an "initial
beachead" to other Iranian hacking groups — such as APT33 (Shamoon),
Oilrig (APT34), or Chafer.
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