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Group5 is a cyber threat group that has targeted individuals connected to the Syrian opposition. It uses spearphishing and watering hole attacks to deliver malware, including the njRAT remote access trojan. Its malware supports surveillance of compromised systems through screen monitoring and keystroke capture, as well as remote file deletion. Group5 protects malicious binaries with multiple layers of obfuscation, including file encryption, to hinder detection and analysis. Its national origin and state sponsorship have not been definitively established.
Who, where, and from where this actor operates. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
Geographies tied to known operations.
Attributed origin per open-source reporting.
20 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt.
7 malware families Mallory has associated with this actor across public reporting.
2 additional families tracked in Mallory.
1 CVE Mallory has associated with this actor across public reporting. 1 of them is exploited in the wild (not necessarily by this actor).
24 indicators attributed to this actor. Values are masked here and available in full in Mallory.
20 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.