{
  "id": "muddywater",
  "name": "MuddyWater",
  "aliases": [
    "Earth Vetala",
    "MERCURY",
    "Static Kitten",
    "Seedworm",
    "TEMP.Zagros",
    "Mango Sandstorm",
    "TA450",
    "MuddyKrill"
  ],
  "domain": "cyber",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "State-sponsored cyber threat group",
  "status": "tracked",
  "fielded": null,
  "operators": [
    "IRN"
  ],
  "summary": "MuddyWater is a cyber espionage group assessed to be a subordinate element within Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Since at least 2017, MuddyWater has targeted a range of government and private organizations across sectors, including telecommunications, local government, finance, defense, and oil and natural gas organizations, in the Middle East (specifically the UAE and Saudi Arabia), Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "sponsor",
      "v": "Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0069"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "attack_id",
      "v": "G0069",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0069"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "targets",
      "v": "Since at least 2017, MuddyWater has targeted a range of government and private organizations across sectors, including telecommunications, local government, finance, defense, and oil and natural gas organizations, in the Middle East (specifically the UAE and Saudi Arabia), Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America.",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0069"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "techniques_count",
      "v": 68,
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0069"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "ATT&CK v20.1"
    },
    {
      "k": "software",
      "v": "ConnectWise, CrackMapExec, Empire, Fooder, Koadic, LaZagne, LP-Notes, Mimikatz, Mori, MuddyViper, Out1, PowerSploit, POWERSTATS, PowGoop, Rclone, RemoteUtilities, RustyWater, SHARPSTATS, Small Sieve, STARWHALE and 1 more",
      "src": [
        "mitre-g0069"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "21 malware and tool entries linked in ATT&CK"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "cyber",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "notes": "MuddyWater is a cyber espionage group assessed to be a subordinate element within Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). Since at least 2017, MuddyWater has targeted a range of government and private organizations across sectors, including telecommunications, local government, finance, defense, and oil and natural gas organizations, in the Middle East (specifically the UAE and Saudi Arabia), Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. MuddyWater has reused domains dating back to October 2025, and has a preference for NameCheap and Hosterdaddy Private Limited (AS136557). In late 2025 and early 2026, MuddyWater used commercial satellite internet (i.e., Starlink) for command and control (C2) communication. Description adapted from MITRE ATT&CK®, © The MITRE Corporation, used under the ATT&CK Terms of Use.",
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-11-08",
      "change": "Entry created from MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v20.1 (group G0069)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/muddywater.html",
  "sources": {
    "mitre-g0069": {
      "title": "MuddyWater, Group G0069",
      "publisher": "MITRE ATT&CK",
      "url": "https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0069/",
      "published": "2026-07-31",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-11-08"
    }
  }
}