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CheckPoint has raided the servers of a bumbling alleged Iranian hacking group using credentials hardcoded into malware, using its access to name suspected members. The Rocket Kitten group was revealed September 2014 and later in more detail March targeting organisations throughout the Middle East with persistent, successful, …

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  1. Your alien overlord - fear me

    Wow, scarily named group, I tremble with fear whenever I hear that name. Not.

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    1. tiggity Silver badge
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      Indeed, exploding weapon pussy would be a better variant

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      1. TeeCee Gold badge
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        Oh, I dunno. It doesn't say where the rocket is....

        Kitten: Harmless, can be slightly annoying.

        Rocket Kitten: As kitten, but now seriously blown apart.

        Quite apt actually.

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    2. dotdavid
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      Is the rocket kitten name one the group came up with themselves? Personally if I were one of these miscreants I'd call my organisation something like "The US Government" - at least I'd get some cheap laughs from antivirus company reports.

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