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Ballistic Bobcat is an alleged cyberespionage group close to Iran that targets organizations across various industry sectors, as well as human rights activists and journalists, primarily in Israel, the Middle East, and the United States.
September 14, 2023
This week, ESET researchers revealed their findings on a campaign by the Ballistic Bobcat APT group that deployed a new backdoor against companies primarily in Israel. Ballistic Bobcat – previously tracked by ESET Research as APT35/APT42 and also known as Charming Kitten, TA453 or PHOSPHORUS – is an alleged cyberespionage group close to Iran that targets educational, government and security organizations. health, as well as human rights activists and journalists. .
Read here about the backdoor, which ESET has named Sponsor, as well as how the group looks for targets of opportunity and how organizations can defend against such attacks.
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