DNSpionage is a state-sponsored threat actor, assessed with high confidence to be of Iranian origin, that emerged in November 2018. The group's primary motivation is information theft and espionage, specifically targeting sensitive credentials and data from various government and private sector entities. What distinguishes DNSpionage is its extensive use of DNS hijacking at scale, where it manipulates DNS records to redirect victims to malicious sites, often employing valid Let's Encrypt certificates to evade detection. While DNSpionage is also known by the alias COBALT EDGEWATER, and has been associated with APT34 (OilRig) through infrastructure and malware overlaps, Cisco Talos has explicitly differentiated its campaigns from others like Sea Turtle.

Aliases del actor

COBALT EDGEWATERAPT DNSPIONAGE

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