Iranian hacker group ‘Mint Sandstorm’ is retaliating against recent attacks on its infrastructure by targeting critical US infrastructure, as recently discovered by cybersecurity researchers at Microsoft’s Threat Intelligence team. Linked to the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) and believed to be working for the Iranian government, the Phosphorous hacking group now operates under the name ‘Mint Sandstorm.’ While apart from this, in 2022, a subgroup of Mint Sandstorm shifted their focus from surveillance to launching direct attacks on crucial US infrastructure.

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