Keymous
Keymous is an Iranian-aligned threat actor referenced in reporting on the 2026 regional cyber escalation tied to the Israel-Iran conflict. The group was identified alongside DieNet and APT IRAN in a systematic campaign against Gulf states perceived as politically aligned with Israel or the United States, specifically Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Kuwait. Reported activity attributed to Keymous includes declaring daily targets across Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and claiming compromises of ministries of Finance, Oil, and Education. The group also claimed exfiltration of more than 300,000 records from Israel’s Ministry of Education internal portal. Based on the provided content, Keymous appears to participate in politically motivated intrusion and data theft operations targeting government entities in the Gulf and Israel. Known alias in the provided content: keymous.
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Targeting
Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Who they target
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
- Government & Administration
- Energy
Where they target
Geographies tied to known operations.
- 🇰🇼 Kuwait
- 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
- 🇯🇴 Jordan
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain
Where they're from
Attributed origin per open-source reporting.
- IR
Tradecraft
5 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
Recent activity
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Pro-Iranian actor involved in data theft from Israeli government systems and later flood-style DDoS operations across multiple Arab countries.
Conducting Iranian-aligned campaigns against Gulf states, with claimed compromises of government ministries in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia as part of a broader escalation.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
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CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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