# Group5: threat group profile

> Group5 is a threat group. Public reporting links it to 4 attack techniques. This free profile shows how it works, stage by stage, 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 | 4 (plus 3 sub-techniques) |
| Thought to operate from | Not known |
| Other names | 1 |
| Public reports | 2 |

## Who is Group5?

Group5 is a threat group. Public reporting links it to 4 attack techniques.

### Also known as

G0043

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

### What public reporting says

> A threat actor using Iranian-language tools, Iranian hosting companies, operating from the Iranian IP space at times was observed targeting the Syrian opposition in an elaborately staged malware operation, Citizen Lab researchers reveal. The operation was first noticed in late 2015, when a member of the Syrian opposition flagged a suspicious email containing a PowerPoint slideshow, which led researchers to a watering hole website with malicious programs, malicious PowerPoint files, and Android malware. The threat actor was targeting Windows and Android devices of well-connected individuals in the Syrian opposition, researchers discovered. They called the actor Group5, because it targets Syrian opposition after regime-linked malware groups, the Syrian Electronic Army, ISIS (also known as the Islamic State or ISIL), and a group linked to Lebanon did the same in the past

## How does Group5 attack? Stage by stage

Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 4 linked to Group5. Some techniques belong to more than one stage. Public reporting also lists 3 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.

### 1. Research (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 2. Preparation (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 3. Getting in (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 4. Running code (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 5. Staying in (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 6. Taking control (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 7. Hiding (2)

- T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information
- T1070: Indicator Removal

### 8. Disabling defences (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 9. Stealing passwords (1)

- T1056: Input Capture

### 10. Looking around (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 11. Spreading (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 12. Gathering data (2)

- T1056: Input Capture
- T1113: Screen Capture

### 13. Keeping contact (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 14. Taking data out (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

### 15. Causing damage (0)

- None linked in public reporting.

## Public reports about Group5

- https://www.securityweek.com/iranian-actor-group5-targeting-syrian-opposition
- https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0043/

## Frequently asked questions

### Who is Group5?

Group5 is a threat group. Public reporting links it to 4 attack techniques.

### How does Group5 attack?

Public reporting links Group5 to 4 attack techniques. Most of them are about hiding, gathering data and stealing passwords.

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