Threat Actor

Fox Kitten

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.

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Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--c21dd6f1-1364-4a70-a1f7-783080ec34ee
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-01T20:39:43+00:00
Origin source
attack_description
Type
intrusion-set
Origin country
IR

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (showing 30 of 41)

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Accessibility Features (T1546.008)

Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by accessibility features. Windows contains a

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Archive via Utility (T1560.001)

Adversaries may use utilities to compress and/or encrypt collected data prior to exfiltration. Many utilities include functionalities to compress, enc

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Browser Information Discovery (T1217)

Adversaries may enumerate information about browsers to learn more about compromised environments. Data saved by browsers (such as bookmarks, accounts

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Brute Force (T1110)

Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.(Citation: Trend

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Command Obfuscation (T1027.010)

Adversaries may obfuscate content during command execution to impede detection. Command-line obfuscation is a method of making strings and patterns wi

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Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059)

Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries. These interfaces and languages provide ways of intera

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Credentials In Files (T1552.001)

Adversaries may search local file systems and remote file shares for files containing insecurely stored credentials. These can be files created by use

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Data from Cloud Storage (T1530)

Adversaries may access data from cloud storage. Many IaaS providers offer solutions for online data object storage such as Amazon S3, Azure Storage,

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Data from Local System (T1005)

Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to

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Data from Network Shared Drive (T1039)

Adversaries may search network shares on computers they have compromised to find files of interest. Sensitive data can be collected from remote system

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Domain Account (T1087.002)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of domain accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which domain accounts exist to aid in fol

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Encrypted/Encoded File (T1027.013)

Adversaries may encrypt or encode files to obfuscate strings, bytes, and other specific patterns to impede detection. Encrypting and/or encoding file

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Establish Accounts (T1585)

Adversaries may create and cultivate accounts with services that can be used during targeting. Adversaries can create accounts that can be used to bui

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Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190)

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network. The weakness in the system can be a

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Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210)

Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network. Exploitation of a software vulnerabi

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File and Directory Discovery (T1083)

Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file s

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Ingress Tool Transfer (T1105)

Adversaries may transfer tools or other files from an external system into a compromised environment. Tools or files may be copied from an external ad

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LSASS Memory (T1003.001)

Adversaries may attempt to access credential material stored in the process memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). After a

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Local Account (T1136.001)

Adversaries may create a local account to maintain access to victim systems. Local accounts are those configured by an organization for use by users,

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Local Account (T1087.001)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of local system accounts. This information can help adversaries determine which local accounts exist on a sys

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Masquerade Task or Service (T1036.004)

Adversaries may attempt to manipulate the name of a task or service to make it appear legitimate or benign. Tasks/services executed by the Task Schedu

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Match Legitimate Resource Name or Location (T1036.005)

Adversaries may match or approximate the name or location of legitimate files, Registry keys, or other resources when naming/placing them. This is don

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Messaging Applications (T1213.005)

Adversaries may leverage chat and messaging applications, such as Microsoft Teams, Google Chat, and Slack, to mine valuable information. The follow

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NTDS (T1003.003)

Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain

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Network Service Discovery (T1046)

Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of services running on remote hosts and local network infrastructure devices, including those that may be vul

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Password Managers (T1555.005)

Adversaries may acquire user credentials from third-party password managers. Password managers are appli

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PowerShell (T1059.001)

Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environ

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Protocol Tunneling (T1572)

Adversaries may tunnel network communications to and from a victim system within a separate protocol to avoid detection/network filtering and/or enabl

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Proxy (T1090)

Adversaries may use a connection proxy to direct network traffic between systems or act as an intermediary for network communications to a command and

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Query Registry (T1012)

Adversaries may interact with the Windows Registry to gather information about the system, configuration, and installed software. The Registry contai

Software & Tools (5)

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China Chopper [malware]

China Chopper is a Web Shell hosted on Web servers to prov

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Pay2Key [malware]

Pay2Key is a ransomware written in C++ that has been used by [Fox Kitten](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G

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PsExec [tool]

PsExec is a free Microsoft tool that can be used to execute a program on another computer. It is used by IT

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SystemBC [malware]

SystemBC is a malware family offered as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) that is used to establish command and

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