PULSE NAME
BladedFeline: Whispering in the dark
WHITE BladedFeline AlienVault 2025-06-06 Modified: 2025-06-06
7
IOCs
LOW VOLUME
ESET researchers have uncovered a cyberespionage campaign conducted by BladedFeline, an Iran-aligned APT group likely tied to OilRig. The group has been targeting Kurdish and Iraqi government officials since at least 2017, using various malicious tools including reverse tunnels, backdoors, and a malicious IIS module. Key malware includes the Whisper backdoor, which communicates via compromised email accounts, and PrimeCache, a malicious IIS module with similarities to OilRig's RDAT backdoor. The campaign also targeted a telecommunications provider in Uzbekistan. BladedFeline's sophisticated tactics and tools indicate a focus on maintaining strategic access to high-ranking officials for espionage purposes.
Indicators of Compromise (7)
All FileHash-MD5 FileHash-SHA1 domain hostname
TYPEINDICATORDESCRIPTIONCREATED
FileHash-MD5 4cc88ce123b0da8d75c0fe66a39339f6 2025-06-06
FileHash-SHA1 562e1678ec8fdc1d83a3f73eb511a6dda08f3b3d 2025-06-06
FileHash-SHA1 be0ad25b7b48347984908175404996531cfd74b7 2025-06-06
domain domain.computer 2025-06-06
domain olinpa.com 2025-06-06
domain zaincell.store 2025-06-06
hostname dropper.agent.gi 2025-06-06