Loading threat actor…
Fox Kitten, also tracked as UNC757, is an Iranian state-linked threat actor with a suspected nexus to the Iranian government. The group has been associated with exploitation of Fortinet SSL VPN vulnerabilities as part of intrusion activity. Reporting links Fox Kitten to exploitation of Fortinet edge-device flaws that can provide unauthenticated initial access and enable subsequent command execution on compromised appliances. In the available reporting, UNC757 is explicitly identified as an alias of Fox Kitten. The actor’s observed tradecraft in the supplied facts centers on exploitation of internet-facing Fortinet infrastructure for initial access. This places the group within the pattern of state-sponsored operators that target perimeter security devices to obtain footholds, evade traditional endpoint visibility, and support follow-on intrusion activity. High-confidence details in the supplied facts support initial access via exploitation of Fortinet vulnerabilities, but do not provide sufficient corroborated detail here to assert additional specific post-compromise behaviors, victim sectors, or country targeting for this actor alone. Known alias: UNC757. The available facts support assessment of Fox Kitten as an Iranian government-linked threat actor primarily motivated by espionage.
Mallory correlates actor tradecraft and target patterns against your stack, your sector, and your geography. See overlap before they land.
Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Attributed origin per open-source reporting.
3 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Match sector + geo + tech-stack targeting against your real footprint.
Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.