Episode 32 - Rocket Kitten

On this episode: American defectors, Islamic theocracies, patriotic hackers, online proxy wars, and Game of Thrones. This is the story of the Rocket Kitten hacking group.

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Created, Produced & Hosted by Keith Korneluk

Written & Researched by Jim Rowley

Edited, Mixed & Mastered by Greg Bernhard

Theme Song You Are Digital by Computerbandit

Sources 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/16/us/monica-witt-iran.html

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1131726/download

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/world/middleeast/air-force-monica-elfriede-witt-iran.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/world/middleeast/iran-presstv-journalist-released.html

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/18/world/middleeast/iran-iraq-spy-cables.html

https://www.infopoint-security.de/medien/fireeye-operation-saffron-rose.pdf

https://iranthreats.github.io/resources/notes-flying-kitten/

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/02/15/meet-charming-kitten-the-iranian-hackers-linked-to-air-force-defector/ 

https://www.clearskysec.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Charming_Kitten_2017.pdf 

https://www.securityweek.com/former-us-air-force-officer-indicted-aiding-iranian-cyber-attacks 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-cyber-telegram-exclusive-idUSKCN10D1AM 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-cyber-telegram-exclusive-idUSKCN10D1AM 

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https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/13/more-unaired-hbo-episodes-released-by-hackers-but-none-from-game-of-thrones-series.html 

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/game-thrones-hack-seems-be-getting-worse-n790836 

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/10/inside-the-merger-that-could-have-ended-hbo 
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https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/10/04/recent-cyberattacks-require-us-all-to-be-vigilant/ 

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/04/technology/iranian-campaign-hackers-microsoft.html 

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-cybersecurity-iran-exclusive-idUKKBN1WJ1ZH 

https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2019/10/04/recent-cyberattacks-require-us-all-to-be-vigilant/ 

https://blog.checkpoint.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/rocket-kitten-report.pdf 

https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/fr/security/news/cyber-attacks/operation-woolen-goldfish-when-kittens-go-phishing 

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