Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-05-06 00:00:00
Affected organization: PaperCut
Affected country: Australia
Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Exploitation of Sensors
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (APT 35 Charming Kitten)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Description: Researchers from Microsoft reveal that Iranian state-backed hackers from Mint Sandstorm (also known as Phosphorus or APT35) have joined the ongoing assault targeting vulnerable PaperCut MF/NG print management servers.