# Deadeye Jackal: threat group profile

> Deadeye Jackal is a threat group thought to operate from Syria. 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 | Syria |
| Other names | 2 |
| Public reports | 1 |

## Who is Deadeye Jackal?

Deadeye Jackal is a threat group thought to operate from Syria. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Also known as

SyrianElectronicArmy, SEA

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

### What public reporting says

> The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) is a group of computer hackers which first surfaced online in 2011 to support the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Using spamming, website defacement, malware, phishing, and denial of service attacks, it has targeted political opposition groups, western news organizations, human rights groups and websites that are seemingly neutral to the Syrian conflict. It has also hacked government websites in the Middle East and Europe, as well as US defense contractors. As of 2011 the SEA has been *the first Arab country to have a public Internet Army hosted on its national networks to openly launch cyber attacks on its enemies*. The precise nature of SEA's relationship with the Syrian government has changed over time and is unclear

## Public reports about Deadeye Jackal

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Electronic_Army

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is Deadeye Jackal?

Deadeye Jackal is a threat group thought to operate from Syria. Public reporting about it is still limited.

### Where is Deadeye Jackal thought to be based?

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

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