EGoManiac is a Turkish-nexus threat actor identified by SentinelLabs in research published in September 2021. According to the provided content, the actor was associated with operations against Turkish journalists, including TV journalists at OdaTV, and was noted for planting incriminating evidence on journalists’ systems to justify arrests by the Turkish National Police. The content states that EGoManiac used Hacking Team’s Remote Control System (RCS), an offensive surveillance platform, in activity described as spying linked to Turkish police. Known alias in the provided content: egomaniac.
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Turkish threat actor that used Hacking Team's Remote Control System (RCS) in a spying campaign involving Turkish TV journalists at OdaTV and targeting Turkish police.
A Turkish-nexus threat actor noted for planting incriminating evidence on journalists’ systems to justify arrests.
Turkish threat actor reported to have used Hacking Team’s Remote Control System (RCS) spyware platform in operations (described as being operated between 2010–2016) involving spying activity tied to Turkish TV journalists at OdaTV and Turkish police.
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