Metador is a threat group. Public reporting links it to 8 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.
Metador is tracked under one name in security research. Below is what published reporting says about it, with a link to every report so you can check the detail yourself.
What public reporting says
Metador primarily targets telecommunications, internet service providers, and universities in several countries in the Middle East and Africa. Metador’s attack chains are designed to bypass native security solutions while deploying malware platforms directly into memory. SentinelLabs researchers discovered variants of two long-standing Windows malware platforms, and indications of an additional Linux implant.
Each technique is a known way attackers research, get in, stay hidden or do damage. Here are the 8 linked to Metador, laid out from first look to final blow. Some techniques belong to more than one stage. Pick a stage to see them. Public reporting also lists 7 more specific variations of them, called sub-techniques.
Talking to their own servers to send orders and receive data.
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Metador is a threat group. Public reporting links it to 8 attack techniques.
Public reporting links Metador to 8 attack techniques. Most of them are about keeping contact with their servers, hiding and preparing tools and infrastructure.
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