Targeting of organizations in Brazil, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
Date of report
  • September 2023
Affiliations
APT 35 deployed a new backdoor, dubbed Sponsor, against organizations in Brazil, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates. APT 35 appears to have tried to gain access to a wide variety of systems, which suggests that the campaign was aimed at gathering intelligence widely, rather than attacking a specific organization.
Suspected victims
  • Thirty-five organizations across eleven industries in Brazil, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
Suspected state sponsor
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Type of incident
  • Espionage
Target category
  • Private sector
Victim government reaction
  • Unknown
Policy response
Suspected state sponsor response