Group5
Group5 is a suspected Iranian threat actor, though attribution to Iran is not definitive. Reporting cited in the content states the operators appeared comfortable with Iranian Persian dialect tools, used Iranian hosting companies, and appeared to run elements of the operation from Iranian IP space. Group5 has targeted individuals connected to the Syrian opposition using malware delivered through spearphishing and watering hole attacks. The group’s malware has been described as capable of remotely deleting files from victims and capturing the victim’s screen. Group5 also disguised malicious binaries with several layers of obfuscation, including encrypting files. Known alias in the provided content: group5.
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Targeting
Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Where they target
Geographies tied to known operations.
- 🇸🇾 Syria
Tradecraft
20 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
Associated malware families
6 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.
1 additional family tracked in Mallory.
Associated vulnerabilities
1 CVE this actor has used in observed campaigns. 1 of them exploited in the wild.
Observables
24 indicators attributed to this actor: domains, IPs, hashes, and other artifacts pulled from reporting. View more in app.
Recent activity
20 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Referenced as a threat actor associated with the file deletion / defense evasion technique of clearing unallocated sectors using cipher.exe /w, a behavior noted as used by ransomware to hinder forensic recovery.
Referenced as a threat actor associated with file deletion and data destruction behavior in the detection annotation.
Listed as a threat actor associated with the file deletion technique T1070.004 in the detection annotation.
Referenced in the detection annotation as a threat actor/activity cluster associated with use of encrypted/encoded files for defense evasion via RAR SFX-related activity.
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Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.
Families this actor is known to deploy, with IOCs and behavior.
CVEs this actor has used in known campaigns.
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Domains, IPs, and hashes tied to this actor, refreshed continuously.