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Incident 97113 Report
Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

2023-05-02

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.

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Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Government of Iran

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Cotton Sandstorm

Incidents involved as both Developer and Deployer
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Unknown generative AI developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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U.S. elections

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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political candidates

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Media organizations

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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General public of the United States

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Electoral integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Democracy

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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American voters

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Unknown generative AI tools

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Social media platforms

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Remini AI Photo Enhancer

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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News media systems

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Murf AI

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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IPTV streaming service

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Election-related websites

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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Appy Pie

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 971
    13 Reports

    Iranian Hacker Group Cotton Sandstorm Integrating AI into Cyber Influence Operations

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