CHRYSENE
CHRYSENE is a Dragos-tracked activity group associated with initial intrusions and reconnaissance targeting industrial organizations. According to the provided content, the group has been responsible for initial intrusions since at least mid-2017 across several critical infrastructure sectors, including electric utilities, oil and gas, petrochemical, and electric generation, with an operational focus on Europe, North America, and the Middle East. The content states CHRYSENE developed from an espionage campaign that drew attention after the 2012 Shamoon cyberattack and that the group remains active and evolving. Reported tradecraft includes phishing using IT-themed lures, PowerShell for post-exploitation, watering-hole attacks, malware, and covert communications for reconnaissance. No state attribution is provided in the content.
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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.
Who they target
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
- Energy
- Capital Goods
- Utilities
Associated malware families
2 malware families attributed to this actor across reporting.
Recent activity
4 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
Espionage-oriented activity group tied (by lineage) to campaigns around the 2012 Shamoon incident; targets petrochemical, oil & gas, and electric generation; active and evolving with targeting beyond the Gulf region.
Uses watering-hole attacks, malware, and covert communication for reconnaissance.
Uses watering-hole attacks, malware, and covert communication for reconnaissance.
Initial-intrusion-focused group targeting critical infrastructure and industrial organizations for IT compromise, reconnaissance, and victim acquisition, likely to support follow-on operations by other actors.
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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.