Mirage Kitten targets Middle East and Africa region with new malware

Reported 28 Jul 2026 by otx · Severity: medium

Mirage Kitten, an advanced persistent threat group also known as UNC1549, Smoke Sandstorm, and Nimbus Manticore, has been observed deploying a previously undocumented malware set targeting aerospace, aviation, defense, and telecommunications sectors across the Middle East and Afr