Hacker groupG1030
Agrius
Also tracked as Pink Sandstorm, AMERICIUM, Agonizing Serpens, BlackShadow
Agrius is an Iranian threat actor active since 2020 notable for a series of ransomware and wiper operations in the Middle East, with an emphasis on Israeli targets. Public reporting has linked Agrius to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS).
- Known attack methods
- 22
- Origin
- Iran
- Motive
- Sabotage
- First seen
- 2020
- Source
- MITRE ATT&CK
How they break in
Techniques MITRE has documented this group using, mapped onto the ATT&CK matrix. Each one is a behaviour you can look for in your own logs, and a control you can test.
Used by this groupNot documented for this groupIn brackets: sub-techniques this group uses, of those that exist.
Reconnaissance
12 techniques
Resource Development
9 techniques · 1 used
Initial Access
11 techniques · 1 used
Execution
20 techniques · 1 used
Persistence
22 techniques · 2 used
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 3 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques · 1 used
Credential Access
17 techniques · 2 used
Discovery
34 techniques · 2 used
Lateral Movement
9 techniques · 2 used
Collection
17 techniques · 4 used
Command and Control
18 techniques
Exfiltration
9 techniques · 1 used
Impact
15 techniques
Resource development1
Initial access1
Execution1
Persistence2
Defense impairment1
Credential access4
Lateral movement2
Collection4
Exfiltration1
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Malware
Families MITRE records this group deploying. Detection names for these are a reasonable place to start.
ASPXSpyApostleBFG AgonizerDEADWOODIPsec HelperMoneybirdMultiLayer Wiper
Tools
Legitimate or dual-use software the group is documented using. Most of it is software your own administrators use too, which is the point.
MimikatzNBTscan