# Cobalt: threat group profile

> Cobalt is a threat group. 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 | Not known |
| Other names | 6 |
| Public reports | 17 |

## Who is Cobalt?

Cobalt is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Also known as

Cobalt Group, Cobalt Gang, GOLD KINGSWOOD, COBALT SPIDER, G0080, Mule Libra

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

### What public reporting says

> A criminal group dubbed Cobalt is behind synchronized ATM heists that saw machines across Europe, CIS countries (including Russia), and Malaysia being raided simultaneously, in the span of a few hours. The group has been active since June 2016, and their latest attacks happened in July and August.

## Public reports about Cobalt

- https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2016/11/22/cobalt-hackers-synchronized-atm-heists/
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cobalt-hacking-group-tests-banks-in-russia-and-romania/
- https://www.secureworks.com/blog/cybercriminals-increasingly-trying-to-ensnare-the-big-financial-fish
- https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/meet-crowdstrikes-adversary-of-the-month-for-september-cobalt-spider/
- https://www.group-ib.com/blog/cobalt
- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-cyber-atms/taiwan-atm-heist-linked-to-european-hacking-spree-security-firm-idUSKBN14P0CX
- https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-insight/post/microsoft-word-intruder-integrates-cve-2017-0199-utilized-cobalt-group-target
- https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/cobalt-spam-runs-use-macros-cve-2017-8759-exploit/
- https://www.riskiq.com/blog/labs/cobalt-strike/
- https://www.riskiq.com/blog/labs/cobalt-group-spear-phishing-russian-banks/
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/unit42-new-techniques-uncover-attribute-cobalt-gang-commodity-builders-infrastructure-revealed/
- https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/mastermind-behind-eur-1-billion-cyber-bank-robbery-arrested-in-spain
- https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252446153/Three-Carbanak-cyber-heist-gang-members-arrested
- https://www.ptsecurity.com/upload/corporate/ww-en/analytics/Cobalt-2017-eng.pdf
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0080/
- http://www.secureworks.com/research/threat-profiles/gold-kingswood
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/atoms/mulelibra/

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### Who is Cobalt?

Cobalt is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited.

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