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MITRE ATT&CK Group

CopyKittens (G0052)

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[CopyKittens](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0052) is an Iranian cyber espionage group that has been operating since at least 2013. It has targeted countries including Israel, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the U.S., Jordan, and Germany. The group is responsible for the campaign known as Operation Wilted Tulip.(Citation: ClearSky CopyKittens March 2017)(Citation: ClearSky Wilted Tulip July 2017)(Citation: CopyKittens Nov 2015)

▪Techniques used (8)

T1560.003Archive via Custom MethodT1560.001Archive via UtilityT1059.001PowerShellT1090ProxyT1218.011Rundll32T1564.003Hidden WindowT1588.002ToolT1553.002Code Signing

▪Software used (4)

S0154Cobalt StrikemalwareS0363EmpiretoolS0164TDTESSmalwareS0167Matryoshkamalware
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