# CHRYSENE: threat group profile

> CHRYSENE is an espionage group with suspected backing from Unknown. 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 |
| Countries and victims named | 4 |
| Thought to operate from | Not known |
| Suspected backing | Unknown |
| Motive | Espionage |
| Other names | 2 |
| Public reports | 3 |

## Who is CHRYSENE?

CHRYSENE is an espionage group with suspected backing from Unknown. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Also known as

OilRig, Greenbug

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

### What public reporting says

> Adversaries abusing ICS (based on Dragos Inc adversary list). This threat actor targets organizations involved in oil, gas, and electricity production, primarily in the Gulf region, for espionage purposes. According to one cybersecurity company, the threat actor “compromises a target machine and passes it off to another threat actor for further exploitation.”

## Who does CHRYSENE go after?

**Sectors:** Private sector

**Countries and victims named:** Iraq, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Israel

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## Public reports about CHRYSENE

- https://dragos.com/adversaries.html
- https://dragos.com/media/2017-Review-Industrial-Control-System-Threats.pdf
- https://www.cfr.org/interactive/cyber-operations/chrysene

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is CHRYSENE?

CHRYSENE is an espionage group with suspected backing from Unknown. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Where is CHRYSENE thought to be based?

Public reporting places CHRYSENE as a group with suspected backing from Unknown. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.

### Who does CHRYSENE target?

In public reporting, sectors named include private sector, and 4 countries and victims are named, including Iraq, United Kingdom, Pakistan and Israel.

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