インシデント 971: translated-ja-Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations
概要: translated-ja-The Iranian state-sponsored group Cotton Sandstorm, linked to the IRGC, has integrated generative AI into cyber influence operations. In December 2023, it launched Operation “For Humanity," using AI-crafted messaging to hijack a U.S.-based IPTV streaming service with propaganda about the Israel-Hamas conflict. The group also engages in election-related reconnaissance, which suggests they used AI-enhanced influence efforts ahead of the 2024 U.S. election.
Editor Notes: Other associated names of Cotton Sandstorm: Emennet Pasargad; Aria Sepehr Ayandehsazan (ASA) (since the middle of 2024, reportedly); Haywire Kitten; Al-Toufan; Anzu Team; Cyber Cheetahs; Cyber Flood; For Humanity; Menelaus; Market of Data; and NEPTUNIUM. Some other notes: (1) Cotton Sandstorm has been expanding its cyber influence operations by incorporating deepfakes and image manipulation, along with voice modulation techniques, to spread propaganda. (2) They are also associated with having compromised a French commercial display provider during the 2024 Olympics in Paris with the goal of broadcasting anti-Israel messages. (3) In May 2024, the first reported instances of their work performing reconnaissance on U.S. election and media sites was found; the purported aim was to begin laying the groundwork for operations in advance of the November 2024 elections in the United States. (4) They have also allegedly stolen data from IP cameras while harvesting information on Israeli fighter pilots and UAV operators. The date of this incident ID, 05/02/2023, is based off of the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center's report "Rinse and repeat: Iran accelerates its cyber influence operations worldwide," which points to earlier attacks attributed to Cotton Sandstorm between 2020 and the publication of the report.
Alleged: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) , Government of Iran , Cotton Sandstorm と Unknown generative AI developers developed an AI system deployed by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) , Government of Iran と Cotton Sandstorm, which harmed U.S. elections , political candidates , Media organizations , General public of the United States , Electoral integrity , Democracy と American voters.
インシデントのステータス
インシデントID
971
レポート数
13
インシデント発生日
2023-05-02
エディタ
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