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VirusTotal tracks this as UNC1549.
UNC1549 is an Iranian threat actor linked to Tortoiseshell and potentially the IRGC. They have been active since at least June 2022, targeting entities worldwide with a focus on the Middle East. UNC1549 uses spear-phishing and credential harvesting for initial access, deploying custom malware like MINIBIKE and MINIBUS backdoors. They have also been observed using evasion techniques and a tunneler named LIGHTRAIL in their operations.
Motivation
Unknown
Suspected origin
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
Reports / IOCs (VT)
106 reports · 0 IOCs
Reported activity
2024 – 2026
Targeted industries
—Targeted regions
—Associated malware (1)
MiniFast
ATT&CK techniques in reports
- T1078 Valid Accounts3
- T1574.001 DLL3
- T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel3
- T1110 Brute Force3
- T1485 Data Destruction3
- T1486 Data Encrypted for Impact3
- T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie3
- T1566.002 Spearphishing Link3
- T1574 Hijack Execution Flow3
- T1003.006 DCSync2
- T1110.003 Password Spraying2
- T1113 Screen Capture2
- T1199 Trusted Relationship2
- T1213.002 Sharepoint2
- T1491 Defacement2
- T1555 Credentials from Password Stores2
- T1566 Phishing2
- T1021.004 SSH2
- T1090 Proxy2
- T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application2
Also known as
Nimbus Manticore