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Ballista is an IoT botnet associated with attacks targeting TP-Link routers. Public reporting directly supports its use against internet-connected networking devices, indicating botnet-style activity focused on compromising edge infrastructure. Based on the available facts, Ballista should be characterized as a router-targeting botnet rather than a fully attributed nation-state or ransomware actor. No high-confidence public attribution, victimology beyond TP-Link router targeting, or broader operational profile is established from the supplied information.
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Who, where, and (when attributed) which flag flies behind the operation. Pulled from open-source reporting and Mallory's analyst review.
Sectors the actor has been observed targeting.
25 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.
1 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
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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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