Iran-Linked APT Poses as Chaos Ransomware in Espionage Campaign (infosecurity-magazine.com)

• Iranian APT impersonated Chaos ransomware group
• False flag operation aimed at espionage
• Rapid7 reveals the deception campaign

"Rapid7 has uncovered an Iranian false flag operation where an APT group masqueraded as a member of the Chaos ransomware group for espionage purposes. The attackers adopted ransomware tactics to conceal their intelligence-gathering mission."