Iranian nation-state threat actor has been linked to a new wave of phishing attacks targeting Israel

Cybersecurity firm Check Point is tracking the activity cluster under its mythical creature handle Educated Manticore, which exhibits "strong overlaps" with a hacking crew known as APT35, Charming Kitten, Cobalt Illusion, ITG18, Mint Sandstorm (formerly Phosphorus), TA453, and Yellow Garuda

EDUCATED MANTICORE – IRAN ALIGNED THREAT ACTOR TARGETING ISRAEL

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https://research.checkpoint.com/2023/educated-manticore-iran-aligned-threat-actor-targeting-israel-via-improved-arsenal-of-tools/