Microsoft: Iranian Nation-State Group Sanctioned by U.S. Behind Charlie Hebdo Hack
Microsoft: Iranian Nation-State Group Sanctioned by U.S. Behind Charlie Hebdo Hack
09 February 2023
An Iranian nation-state group sanctioned by the U.S. government has been attributed to the hack of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in early January 2023.
Microsoft, which disclosed details of the incident, is tracking the activity cluster under its chemical element-themed moniker NEPTUNIUM, which is an Iran-based company known as Emennet Pasargad.
In January 2022, the U.S. Federal