GINC-APT-0618 · Targeted, sponsor unknown

WeRedEvils

Also RedEvils.

Category
Targeted, sponsor unknown · Targeted intrusions with no sponsor attributed.
Origin
Israel(high confidence)
Sources
4 sources carry it
Identifier
GINC-APT-0618 · weredevils

What it is

WeRedEvils is a hacking group that has claimed responsibility for multiple cyber attacks. They targeted the Iranian Electric Grid and the Tasnimnews website, causing the latter to go offline. The group also claimed to have hacked into Iran's oil infrastructure, causing significant damage. They emerged in response to the Hamas massacre and are believed to be a group of Israeli cyber experts.

Names

The names each vendor, agency and source gives it. Naming differs by who tracks the actor, so one group carries many.

Other names
RedEvils

Attribution

Each attribution is a claim: who makes it, and to whom. Western and Eastern sources are kept apart, as they often disagree.

Tools

The tools and malware families the sources tie to it.

  • Cyber Eye RAT
  • CyberGate
  • Hacking Team UEFI Rootkit
  • Xpert

Sources

  • Malpedia malpedia.caad.fkie.fraunhofer.de