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US Cyber Command Links 'MuddyWater' Hacking Group to Iranian Intelligence

US Cyber Command | MuddyWater Intelligence

US Cyber Command Links 'MuddyWater' Hacking Group to Iranian Intelligence

The U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) on Wednesday officially confirmed MuddyWater's ties to the Iranian intelligence apparatus, while simultaneously detailing the various tools and tactics adopted by the espionage actor to burrow into victim networks.

"MuddyWater has been seen using a variety of techniques to maintain access to victim networks," USCYBERCOM's Cyber National Mission Force (CNMF) said in a statement. "These include side-loading DLLs in order to trick legitimate programs into running malware and obfuscating PowerShell scripts to hide command and control functions."