# Dark Basin: threat group profile

> Dark Basin 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 | 0 |
| Public reports | 2 |

## Who is Dark Basin?

Dark Basin is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### What public reporting says

> Dark Basin is a hack-for-hire group that has targeted thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions on six continents. Targets include advocacy groups and journalists, elected and senior government officials, hedge funds, and multiple industries. Dark Basin extensively targeted American nonprofits, including organisations working on a campaign called #ExxonKnew, which asserted that ExxonMobil hid information about climate change for decades. We also identify Dark Basin as the group behind the phishing of organizations working on net neutrality advocacy, previously reported by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. We link Dark Basin with high confidence to an Indian company, BellTroX InfoTech Services, and related entitie

## Public reports about Dark Basin

- https://citizenlab.ca/2020/06/dark-basin-uncovering-a-massive-hack-for-hire-operation/
- https://github.com/citizenlab/malware-indicators/tree/master/202006_DarkBasin

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### Who is Dark Basin?

Dark Basin is a threat group. Public reporting about it is still limited.

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