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Iranian cyber espionage disguised as a Chaos Ransomware attack

  • Pierluigi Paganini--Securityaffairs.com
  • published date: 2026-05-06 14:19:46 UTC

Iran-linked APT MuddyWater used ransomware-style tactics to mask espionage, combining phishing, credential theft, data exfiltration, and extortion without encryption. A newly discovered cyber intrusion attributed to the Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWor…

Iranian cyber espionage disguised as a Chaos Ransomware attack A newly discovered cyber intrusion attributed to the Iran-linked APT MuddyWater (aka SeedWorm, TEMP.Zagros, Mango Sandstorm, TA450, and… [+8166 chars]