GINC-APT-0638 · Criminal

APTIran

Category
Criminal · Financially motivated: ransomware, fraud and theft.
Origin
Iran(high confidence)
Sources
3 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0638 · aptiran

What it is

APTIran has claimed responsibility for a large-scale campaign targeting Israeli critical infrastructure, asserting infiltration of government ministries, hospitals, universities, and financial institutions as retaliation for Israeli military operations. The group has leaked over 350,000 Israeli government login credentials and approximately 300 internal databases, while also threatening to create a 'zombie' network from infected devices. They have reportedly deployed ransomware strains such as ALPHV and LockBit as part of their offensive toolkit. Additionally, APTIran has made unverified claims of compromising Israeli water control systems and the state-owned food security agency Jordan Silos and Supply General Co.

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.

  • Offence
  • ZOMBIE SLAYER

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de