Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2023-08-10 00:00:00
Affected organization: Iranian opposition and exiles based in Germany
Affected country: Germany
Industry: Other Services (except Public Administration)
Event type: Exploitive
Event subtype: Undetermined
Motive: Political-Espionage
Actor: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (APT 35 Charming Kitten)
Actor type: Nation-State
Actor country: Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Description: Germany's domestic intelligence service (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution - BfV) publishes a warning that Iranian dissident organizations and individuals in the country are being targeted by Charming Kitten, a suspected Iranian state-sponsored threat group.