# Ayyıldız Tim: threat group profile

> Ayyıldız Tim is a threat group thought to operate from Turkey. Public reporting about it is still limited. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you. It lists the other names the group goes by and links to every public report behind it.

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## At a glance

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Attack techniques | 0 |
| Thought to operate from | Turkey |
| Other names | 1 |
| Public reports | 0 |

## Who is Ayyıldız Tim?

Ayyıldız Tim is a threat group thought to operate from Turkey. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Also known as

Crescent and Star

Security companies each give the same group their own name, so one group can have many.

### What public reporting says

> Ayyıldız (Crescent and Star) Tim is a nationalist hacking group founded in 2002. It performs defacements and DDoS attacks against the websites of governments that it considers to be repressing Muslim minorities or engaged in Islamophobic policies.

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is Ayyıldız Tim?

Ayyıldız Tim is a threat group thought to operate from Turkey. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Where is Ayyıldız Tim thought to be based?

Public reporting places Ayyıldız Tim as operating from Turkey. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.

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