Group5
Group5 is a threat actor referenced in the provided content as using malware with screen capture capability and anti-forensic/defense evasion features. Reported capabilities include remotely deleting files from victims and watching or capturing the victim's screen. The content also states that Group5 disguised its malicious binaries with several layers of obfuscation, including encrypting files. MITRE ATT&CK technique references in the content associate Group5 with T1070.004 (File Deletion), T1027.013 (Encrypted/Encoded File), and T1113 (Screen Capture). One cited report states that Group5 stood out because the operators appeared comfortable with Iranian Persian dialect tools and Iranian hosting companies, and elements of the operation appeared to have been run from Iranian IP space. No additional high-confidence aliases or sub-groups are provided beyond the name Group5.
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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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