GINC-APT-0629 · State

Ababil of Minab

Category
State · Attributed to a state or working for one.
Origin
Iran(high confidence)
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0629 · ababil-of-minab

What it is

Ababil of Minab is an emerging pro-Iranian hacktivist group with a limited public profile and little verifiable prior activity in threat intelligence reporting. The group claims responsibility for a cyberattack and allegedly possesses administrative access to targeted systems. Their pro-Iran messaging and targeting of a major US public transit authority align with known patterns of Iranian-aligned actors targeting US critical infrastructure. The use of escalatory language suggests potential for further activity.

Attribution

Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Cyber Eye RAT
  • CyberGate

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de