spearspecter
SpearSpecter is an Iranian APT group identified in the provided content as APT42. Reported activity includes weeks-long social engineering lures delivered via WhatsApp, targeting defense-related organizations. The group has been associated with deployment of a fileless backdoor named TAMECAT. The content also notes that the Israel National Digital Agency published a report describing common TTPs used by SpearSpecter (APT42). Known alias in the provided content: SpearSpecter; APT42.
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Targeting
Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Who they target
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
- defense
Associated malware families
1 malware family attributed to this actor across reporting.
Recent activity
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SpearSpecter (APT42) is an Iranian APT group known for cyber-espionage operations, often targeting individuals and organizations of strategic interest to Iran.
Described as an Iran-linked APT conducting a campaign using weeks-long WhatsApp social-engineering lures and deploying a fileless backdoor (TAMECAT) to target the defense sector.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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