FAD Team

Also known asfad_team

FAD Team is a pro-regime, pro-Iranian threat actor also referred to as the Fatimiyoun Cyber Team, Fatimion, Iran’s Resistance Hub, and the Fatimion Cyber Team. Reporting describes the group as focused on wiper malware, permanent data destruction, and other disruptive activity. It has also been reported conducting a global SQL injection campaign that leaked personally identifiable information (PII). Observed or claimed activity in the provided content includes unauthorized access to multiple SCADA and PLC systems in Israel and other countries; unauthorized access to control systems associated with more than 24 private devices belonging to an Israeli security services company; an attack against a Turkish media outlet; claimed control over network monitoring dashboards for firewall devices in Mecca and Medina, Saudi Arabia; disabling the Bahrain News Agency; and DDoS attacks against Qatari oil firm Gasco and Qatar Radio. Additional reported targeting included a virtual US Air Force group and educational institutions in France, India, and Vietnam. The group’s tradecraft in the provided reporting includes destructive operations using wipers, permanent data destruction, SQL injection, DDoS, and intrusions affecting industrial and control-system environments.

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MITRE ATT&CK

Tradecraft

5 distinct techniques observed across reporting, grouped by tactic. Hover any cell for the evidence excerpt; click through for MITRE's full description.

2 of 15 tactics6 techniques×N= number of intelligence reports citing this technique

MITRE ATT&CK

TA0001

Initial Access

2 techniques

T1190

Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1566

Phishing

TA0040

Impact

3 techniques

T1485

Data Destruction

T1498×3

Network Denial of Service

T1561

Disk Wipe

T1561.001

Disk Content Wipe

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Recent activity

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dark readingNews

Mar 3, 2026

As War Continues, Pro-Iranian Actors Launch Barrage of Cyberattacks

Conducted a global SQL injection campaign to steal and leak PII; claimed access to firewall monitoring dashboards and conducted DDoS/disruption against media and energy-related targets in US-allied Arab states.

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Tradecraft mapping5

Every observed MITRE ATT&CK technique, grouped by tactic.

Malware arsenal

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