Threat Actor

DarkHydrus

Also known as: DarkHydrus

DarkHydrus is a threat group that has targeted government agencies and educational institutions in the Middle East since at least 2016. The group heavily leverages open-source tools and custom payloads for carrying out attacks.

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Properties

Last source
MITRE ATT&CK
STIX ID
intrusion-set--6b9ebeb5-20bf-48b0-afb7-988d769a2f01
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Retrieved at
2026-11-02T12:53:29+00:00
Type
intrusion-set

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (7)

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Forced Authentication (T1187)

Adversaries may gather credential material by invoking or forcing a user to automatically provide authentication information through a mechanism in wh

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Hidden Window (T1564.003)

Adversaries may use hidden windows to conceal malicious activity from the plain sight of users. In some cases, windows that would typically be display

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Malicious File (T1204.002)

An adversary may rely upon a user opening a malicious file in order to gain execution. Users may be subjected to social engineering to get them to ope

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PowerShell (T1059.001)

Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution. PowerShell is a powerful interactive command-line interface and scripting environ

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Spearphishing Attachment (T1566.001)

Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious attachment in an attempt to gain access to victim systems. Spearphishing attachment is a sp

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Template Injection (T1221)

Adversaries may create or modify references in user document templates to conceal malicious code or force authentication attempts. For example, Micros

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Tool (T1588.002)

Adversaries may buy, steal, or download software tools that can be used during targeting. Tools can be open or closed source, free or commercial. A to

Software & Tools (3)

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Cobalt Strike [tool]

Cobalt Strike is a commercial, full-featured, remote access tool that bills itself as “adversary simulation

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MimiKatz [malware]

Mimikatz is a credential dumper capable of obtaining plaintext Windows account logins and passwords, along

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RogueRobin [malware]

RogueRobin is a payload used by DarkHydrus that has been developed

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