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Iranian Cybercriminals Target Aerospace Workers via LinkedIn

ID: 11cbdb4f-f67a-53af-996c-a3480cc9e493

STIX ID: report--11cbdb4f-f67a-53af-996c-a3480cc9e493

Feed Name: Dark Reading

Threat Score
82/100

Date Published: 2024-11-13

Date Updated: 2026-04-21

Author: Dark Reading Staff

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ClearSky reports an ongoing Iranian-linked phishing campaign (attributed to TA455 and Charming Kitten) targeting aerospace professionals on LinkedIn by impersonating recruiters; victims are lured to download a 'SIgnedConnection.zip' that contains an executable which side-loads a DLL (secure32.dll) to install Snail Resin/SlugResin backdoor, with C2 communications encoded on GitHub to evade detection.

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