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. 1 2
- Unit 42 DarkHydrus July 2018
- Unit 42 Playbook Dec 2017
Claims and citations
Every claim comes from a writer; provenance is the writer's assertion, not a review verdict from this directory. Validity reads by citation year.
| predicate | object | Valid | Conf. | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also_known_as | DarkHydrus | — → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1204.002 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1187 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1564.003 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1059.001 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1566.001 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1221 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
| uses_technique | tech_t1588.002 | 2018 → … | 100 | src_mitre_attck_enterprise |
Technique use
| ATT&CK | Technique | platforms |
|---|---|---|
| T1059.001 | PowerShell | — |
| T1187 | Forced Authentication | — |
| T1204.002 | Malicious File | — |
| T1221 | Template Injection | — |
| T1564.003 | Hidden Window | — |
| T1566.001 | Spearphishing Attachment | — |
| T1588.002 | Tool | — |
Aliases
DarkHydrus
Reading and review
Records are auto-ingested and not human-reviewed. Confidence is the writer's 0–100 value; bands split at ≥80 / 50–79 / <50 into high / medium / low. The four trust axes (synthetic, lifecycle, band, source count) stay separate and never merge into one score.