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Blackatom threat group

Blackatom is an espionage group thought to operate from Palestinian Territories, with suspected backing from Palestine. Public reporting links it to attacks on military, defense and transportation organisations, with 1 country or victim named. This free profile brings together what is known about it, so you can judge the risk to you.

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Attack techniques
0
Countries and victims named
1
Thought to operate from
Palestinian Territories
Suspected backing
Palestine
Motive
Espionage
Other names
None
Built from public reporting, with every source listed below.
Overview

Who is Blackatom?

Blackatom 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

Recent campaigns suggest Hamas-linked actors may be advancing their TTPs to include intricate social engineering lures specially crafted to appeal to a niche group of high value targets. In September 2023, a Palestine-based group likely linked to Hamas targeted Israeli software engineers using an elaborate social engineering ruse that ultimately installed malware and stole cookies. The attackers, which Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) tracks as BLACKATOM, posed as employees of legitimate companies and reached out via LinkedIn to invite targets to apply for software development freelance opportunities. Targets included software engineers in the Israeli military, as well as Israel’s aerospace and defense industry

Public reports about Blackatom (1)

Targets

Who does Blackatom go after?

The sectors and places named in public reporting about this group. If yours is on the list, it is worth knowing how they work and which flaws they use.

Sectors (3)

MilitaryDefenseTransportation
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Countries and victims named (1)

  1. 01Israel
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Blackatom is an espionage group thought to operate from Palestinian Territories, with suspected backing from Palestine. Public reporting links it to attacks on military, defense and transportation organisations, with 1 country or victim named.

Public reporting places Blackatom as operating from Palestinian Territories, with suspected backing from Palestine. Attribution is never certain: it rests on the tools, infrastructure and targets researchers have seen.

In public reporting, sectors named include military, defense and transportation, and 1 countries and victims are named, including Israel.

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