Iran's Charming Kitten Uses New BellaCPP Malware Variant
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🐱💻 Iran’s Charming Kitten hacking group deploys new malware variant, BellaCPP. The Iranian nation-state hacking group Charming Kitten has been observed using a C++ variant of the BellaCiao malware, named BellaCPP, according to Kaspersky. This new malware was discovered during an investigation into a compromised machine in Asia and is designed to deliver additional payloads while lacking the web shell functionality of its predecessor. Charming Kitten, affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has a history of cyber attacks targeting the U.S., Middle East, and India, often exploiting known security flaws in applications like Microsoft Exchange Server. BellaCPP continues the group’s trend of developing bespoke malware to enhance their cyber capabilities.
