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Mysterious ‘SmudgedSerpent’ Hackers Target U.S. Policy Experts Amid Iran–Israel Tensions

Nov 5, 2025

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by

Reza Rafati

in Threat Actors

A previously unidentified threat cluster, codenamed UNK_SmudgedSerpent, has been linked to a series of cyberattacks targeting academics and foreign policy experts in the U.S. during June-August 2025.