Molerats
Molerats is a politically-motivated threat group that has been active since 2012. This group has primarily targeted victims in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
Other names for this threat
Extreme Jackal, Gaza Cybergang, Gaza Hackers Team, Moonlight, Operation Molerats
Suspicious DNS Request - Molerats Related Domain Observed
Description
This detection identifies a request to resolve a domain publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor. Malicious actors may use compromised websites for malicious purposes.
Recommendation
This alert may have been caused by normal web browsing activity by the end user. Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
- Acquire Infrastructure - T1583
- Domains - T1583.001
- Compromise Infrastructure - T1584
- Domains - T1584.001
Suspicious Process - Molerats Related Binary Executed
Description
This detection identifies the execution of a file with a hash publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor. Malicious actors may use common System Administration tools for malicious purposes.
Recommendation
Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.
Suspicious Web Request - Molerats Related Domain Observed
Description
This detection identifies a request to a domain publicly reported as associated with this malicious actor. Malicious actors may compromise websites for malicious purposes.
Recommendation
This alert may have been caused by normal web browsing activity by the end user. Review the alert in question. If necessary, rebuild the host from a known, good source and have the user change their password.
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
- Acquire Infrastructure - T1583
- Domains - T1583.001
- Virtual Private Server - T1583.003
- Server - T1583.004
- Compromise Infrastructure - T1584
- Domains - T1584.001
- Virtual Private Server - T1584.003
- Server - T1584.004