Hacker groupG0122
Silent Librarian
Also tracked as TA407, COBALT DICKENS
Silent Librarian is a group that has targeted research and proprietary data at universities, government agencies, and private sector companies worldwide since at least 2013. Members of Silent Librarian are known to have been affiliated with the Iran-based Mabna Institute which has conducted cyber intrusions at the behest of the government of Iran, specifically the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
- Known attack methods
- 13
- First seen
- 2013
- 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 · 3 used
Resource Development
9 techniques · 4 used
Initial Access
11 techniques
Execution
20 techniques
Persistence
22 techniques
Privilege Escalation
13 techniques
Stealth
30 techniques · 1 used
Defense Impairment
18 techniques
Credential Access
17 techniques · 1 used
Discovery
34 techniques
Lateral Movement
9 techniques
Collection
17 techniques · 1 used
Command and Control
18 techniques
Exfiltration
9 techniques
Impact
15 techniques