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Hydro Kitten

Also known asHydro Kitten

Hydro Kitten is described in the provided content as a group operating on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In the cited context, the group specifically signaled plans to target the financial sector. The content places Hydro Kitten among major pro-Iranian actors active in the broader cyber conflict following the February 28, 2026 US-Israeli strikes on Iran. No additional aliases, sub-groups, or specific tactics and techniques beyond this targeting intent are directly provided in the content.

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OPERATIONAL PROFILE

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.

  • Financial Services

Where they're from

Attributed origin per open-source reporting.

  • IR
MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

2 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

1 of 15 tactics2 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique
MITRE ATT&CK
TA0040
Impact
2 techniques
T1491
Defacement
T1565
Data Manipulation
ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Target overlap

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Tradecraft mapping2

Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.

Malware arsenal

Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.

Exploited CVEs

CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.

Detection signatures

YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.

Observables

Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.