What other aliases and vendor names is Cutting Kitten known by?

Cutting Kitten is tracked across the cybersecurity industry by multiple aliases, including: Alibaba, Cleaver, Cobalt Gypsy, G0003, ITsecTeam, Op Cleaver, Operation Cleaver, Tarh Andishan.

What are the primary motivations and sponsors of Cutting Kitten?

Cutting Kitten operates from Iran with primary motivation categorized as Denial of service, sponsored or affiliated with Iran (Islamic Republic of).

Cutting Kitten

▲ High Threat Iran

Primary Aliases: Alibaba Cleaver Cobalt Gypsy G0003

Sponsor / State Affiliation Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Primary Motivation Denial of service

Active Timeline Unknown – Present

Confidence Rating 70% (Grounded)

One of the threat actors responsible for the denial of service attacks against U.S in 2012–2013. Three individuals associated with the group—believed to be have been working on behalf of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps—were indicted by the Justice Department in 2016.