Saudi Arabia targeted by the Iranian threat actor’s new identity

Cobalt Sapling, an Iranian threat actor, has been seen developing a new identity known as ‘Abraham’s Ax’ to use Saudi Arabia as political leverage.

The information was discovered by cybersecurity researchers at Secureworks’ Counter Threat Unit (CTU), who released an advisory about the new threat on January 26. Secureworks stated that the development of Abraham’s Ax and its attacks on Saudi government ministries illustrate its political intentions in a report emailed to Infosecurity.