Threat Actor
Dust Specter
- First Reported
- Mar 2, 2026
- Latest Reported
- Jul 16, 2026
Reported Context (2)
- Iran-linked actor reported to have used TWINTALK and GHOSTFORM against Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs; described as overlapping with the APT34 subcluster TAG-135. Report: AI Is Scaling Iran’s Cyber and Influence Operations, Not Transforming Its Playbook
- ThreatLabz's internal name for the suspected Iran-nexus threat actor it assesses, with moderate confidence, conducted this campaign. Dust Specter Campaign Targets Iraqi Government Officials With Four Undocumented Malware Tools
Malware (9)
People (11)
Threat Actors (24)
MITRE ATT&CK (11)
Vendors (13)
Products (31)
Industries (10)
Countries (11)
Note: Related entities, including threat actors, malware, CVEs, MITRE ATT&CK techniques, vendors, products, tools, countries, and industries, are shown when they appear in the same reporting. Their presence does not necessarily mean they were targeted, compromised, vulnerable, responsible for the activity, or directly involved in the incident.