Shamoon Group

Aliases: Cutting Sword of Justice

First seen
2012-08-15 00:00:00
Origin
IR
Primary motivation
sabotage
Sophistication
advanced
Resource level
government
Actor type
nation-state
Profile updated
2026-07-07 11:46:52

Targeted industries: energy-and-utilities

Targeted regions: country_code:sa country_code:ae

Context

Shamoon Group is an Iran-linked threat actor associated with destructive Shamoon wiper operations targeting organizations in the Middle East, especially in the energy sector.

Reports & references

  • cfr.org — Shamoon (report)
  • Kaspersky — 77232 (report)
  • CISA — Aa22 055A (report)

External references