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Fox Kitten

G01171 reports
aliases · Fox Kitten · UNC757 · Parisite · Pioneer Kitten · RUBIDIUM · Lemon Sandstorm
Export dossier:
1
Reports
3
Techniques
3
Tactics
5
Countries
100%
Hunt coverage
6
Aliases

Analyst assessment — key judgments

  • Signature techniques: T1588.006 (Vulnerabilities), T1021.007 (Cloud Services), T1589.001 (Credentials).
  • Primary targeting: CN, RU, KP, IR.
  • Newly emerged: 1 report(s) in last 30d vs 0 prior (+100%).
  • Recent movement: 3 new technique(s), 1 new infrastructure indicator(s) in the last 30 days.
  • Hunt coverage 100% of 3 observed techniques (0 gap(s)).
  • Assessment confidence: medium (60).

Activity & trend

Newly emergedLast 30d: 1 vs 0 prior (+100%)· first reported 2026-08-26 · last 2026-08-26
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Reporting timeline · 12 months

Movement — last 30 days

New techniques
T1588.006T1021.007T1589.001
Targeting gained
CNIRKPRUUS
New infrastructure
https://connect.tenable.com/category/new

Vulnerabilities in this actor's reporting · 14

Overview

Analyst triage
Intelligence summary

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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          ATT&CK technique matrix

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                  Activity

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