Group5
Description
(SecurityWeek) A threat actor using Iranian-language tools, Iranian hosting companies, operating from the Iranian IP space at times was observed targeting the Syrian opposition in an elaborately staged malware operation, Citizen Lab researchers reveal.
The operation was first noticed in late 2015, when a member of the Syrian opposition flagged a suspicious email containing a PowerPoint slideshow, which led researchers to a watering hole website with malicious programs, malicious PowerPoint files, and Android malware.
The threat actor was targeting Windows and Android devices of well-connected individuals in the Syrian opposition, researchers discovered. They called the actor Group5, because it targets Syrian opposition after regime-linked malware groups, the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), Deadeye Jackal, ISIS (also known as the Islamic State or ISIL), and a group linked to Lebanon did the same in the past.
Names
| Name | Name-Giver |
|---|---|
| Group5 | Citizen Lab |
Country
Sponsor
State-sponsored
Motivation
- Information theft and espionage
First Seen
2015
Observed Countries
Tools
Information
Mitre Attack
Other Information
Uuid
316b9d45-f67a-4595-bdf3-5137489fb3c5
Last Card Change
2020-04-22