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Fox Kitten is threat actor with a suspected nexus to the Iranian government that has been active since at least 2017 against entities in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Australia, and North America. Fox Kitten has targeted multiple industrial verticals including oil and gas, technology, government, defense, healthcare, manufacturing, and engineering.(Citation: ClearkSky Fox Kitten February 2020)(Citation: CrowdStrike PIONEER KITTEN August 2020)(Citation: Dragos PARISITE )(Citation: ClearSky Pay2Kitten December 2020)
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April 29, 2026
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (41)
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{'aliases': ['Fox Kitten',
'UNC757',
'Parisite',
'Pioneer Kitten',
'RUBIDIUM',
'Lemon Sandstorm'],
'created': '2020-12-21T21:49:47.307Z',
'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'description': '[Fox Kitten](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0117) is threat '
'actor with a suspected nexus to the Iranian government that '
'has been active since at least 2017 against entities in the '
'Middle East, North Africa, Europe, Australia, and North '
'America. [Fox Kitten](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0117) '
'has targeted multiple industrial verticals including oil and '
'gas, technology, government, defense, healthcare, '
'manufacturing, and engineering.(Citation: ClearkSky Fox '
'Kitten February 2020)(Citation: CrowdStrike PIONEER KITTEN '
'August 2020)(Citation: Dragos PARISITE )(Citation: ClearSky '
'Pay2Kitten December 2020)',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G0117',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0117'},
{'description': '(Citation: CISA AA20-259A Iran-Based '
'Actor September 2020)(Citation: '
'CrowdStrike PIONEER KITTEN August '
'2020)',
'source_name': 'UNC757'},
{'description': '(Citation: CrowdStrike PIONEER '
'KITTEN August 2020)(Citation: CISA '
'AA20-259A Iran-Based Actor September '
'2020)',
'source_name': 'Pioneer Kitten'},
{'description': '(Citation: Dragos PARISITE '
')(Citation: ClearkSky Fox Kitten '
'February 2020)(Citation: CrowdStrike '
'PIONEER KITTEN August 2020)',
'source_name': 'Parisite'},
{'description': '(Citation: Microsoft Threat Actor '
'Naming July 2023)',
'source_name': 'RUBIDIUM'},
{'description': '(Citation: Microsoft Threat Actor '
'Naming July 2023)',
'source_name': 'Lemon Sandstorm'},
{'description': 'CISA. (2020, September 15). '
'Iran-Based Threat Actor Exploits VPN '
'Vulnerabilities. Retrieved December '
'21, 2020.',
'source_name': 'CISA AA20-259A Iran-Based Actor '
'September 2020',
'url': 'https://us-cert.cisa.gov/ncas/alerts/aa20-259a'},
{'description': 'ClearSky. (2020, December 17). '
'Pay2Key Ransomware – A New Campaign '
'by Fox Kitten. Retrieved December '
'21, 2020.',
'source_name': 'ClearSky Pay2Kitten December 2020',
'url': 'https://www.clearskysec.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Pay2Kitten.pdf'},
{'description': 'ClearSky. (2020, February 16). Fox '
'Kitten – Widespread Iranian '
'Espionage-Offensive Campaign. '
'Retrieved December 21, 2020.',
'source_name': 'ClearkSky Fox Kitten February 2020',
'url': 'https://www.clearskysec.com/fox-kitten/'},
{'description': 'Dragos. (n.d.). PARISITE. Retrieved '
'December 21, 2020.',
'source_name': 'Dragos PARISITE ',
'url': 'https://www.dragos.com/threat/parisite/'},
{'description': 'Microsoft . (2023, July 12). How '
'Microsoft names threat actors. '
'Retrieved November 17, 2023.',
'source_name': 'Microsoft Threat Actor Naming July '
'2023',
'url': 'https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/intelligence/microsoft-threat-actor-naming?view=o365-worldwide'},
{'description': 'Orleans, A. (2020, August 31). Who '
'Is PIONEER KITTEN?. Retrieved '
'December 21, 2020.',
'source_name': 'CrowdStrike PIONEER KITTEN August '
'2020',
'url': 'https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/who-is-pioneer-kitten/'}],
'id': 'intrusion-set--c21dd6f1-1364-4a70-a1f7-783080ec34ee',
'modified': '2024-01-08T22:00:34.410Z',
'name': 'Fox Kitten',
'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
'revoked': False,
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'intrusion-set',
'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'x_mitre_version': '2.0'}