Also tracked as TA453, COBALT ILLUSION, Charming Kitten, ITG18, Phosphorus, Newscaster, APT35, Mint Sandstorm
Magic Hound is an Iranian-sponsored threat group that conducts long term, resource-intensive cyber espionage operations, likely on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. They have targeted European, U.S., and Middle Eastern government and military personnel, academics, journalists, and organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), via complex social engineering campaigns since at least 2014.
Derived from MITRE ATT&CK's own description text for this group — not a confirmed, exhaustive targeting assessment.
Shown when this actor's known techniques match your monitored environment.
Surfaced when a technique used by this actor maps to a tracked CISA KEV entry.
Derived from MITRE's own published description text, never asserted beyond it.
Signed-in customers can track this actor and be notified of profile updates.
Match this actor's known techniques against the technologies you run inside Seraph CTI, and get notified if their profile changes.
