TAG-56
- Origin
- IR
- Primary motivation
- espionage
- Sophistication
- advanced
- Resource level
- government
- Actor type
- nation-state
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:08:29
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector healthcare-and-pharmaceutical technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:sa country_code:fr
Context
TAG-56 is a threat actor group that shares similarities with the APT42 group. They use tactics such as fake registration pages and spearphishing to target victims, often using encrypted chat platforms like WhatsApp or Telegram. TAG-56 is believed to be part of a broader campaign led by an Iran-nexus threat activity group. They have been observed using shared web hosts and recycled code, indicating a preference for acquiring purpose-built infrastructure rather than establishing their own.
Reports & references
- socradar.io — Dark Web Profile Apt42 Iranian Cyber Espionage Group (report)
- recordedfuture.com — Suspected Iran Nexus Tag 56 Uses Uae Forum Lure For Credential Theft Against Us Think Tank (report)