MalKamak
- First seen
- 2018-01-01 00:00:00
- Origin
- IR
- Primary motivation
- espionage
- Sophistication
- advanced
- Resource level
- government
- Actor type
- nation-state
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:10:14
Targeted industries: defense-and-aerospace technology-and-telecommunications
Context
MalKamak is an Iranian threat actor that has been operating since at least 2018. They have been involved in highly targeted cyber espionage campaigns against global aerospace and telecommunications companies. MalKamak utilizes a sophisticated remote access Trojan called ShellClient, which evades antivirus tools and uses cloud services like Dropbox for command and control.
Reports & references
- cybereason.com — Operation Ghostshell Novel Rat Targets Global Aerospace And Telecoms Firms (report)