HOMETHREATSCutting Kitten
APT / THREAT GROUP

Cutting Kitten

🇮🇷Iran-attributed
1
campaigns
2
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

One of the threat actors responsible for the denial of service attacks against U.S in 2012–2013. Three individuals associated with the group—believed to be have been working on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—were indicted by the Justice Department in 2016.

Threat Analysis

Cutting Kitten is a known-sophistication threat actor attributed to Iran, engaged in cyber operations with a primary motivation of unknown activity patterns.

Known Campaigns

Cutting Kitten — Active Operations March 2026

Cutting Kitten is a unknown-motivation threat actor attributed to Iran. One of the threat actors responsible for the denial of service attacks against U.S in 2012–2013. Three individuals associated with the group—believed to be have been working on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—were indicted by the Justice Department in 2016....

ACTIVEMEDIUM2026

External References

Quick Facts

TypeAPT / Threat Group
Origin🇮🇷 Iran
Aliases2
SourceMalpedia

Also Known As

ITsecTeamCutting Kitten

Research Links

Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.