Threat Group Cards: A Threat Actor Encyclopedia

Names	GoldenJackal (Kaspersky)
Country	[Unknown]
Motivation	Information theft and espionage
First seen	2019
Description	(Kaspersky) GoldenJackal is an APT group, active since 2019, that usually targets government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia. Despite the fact that they began their activities years ago, this group is generally unknown and, as far as we know, has not been publicly described.
Observed	Sectors: Government and diplomatic entities. Countries: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey.
Tools used	JackalControl, JackalPerInfo, JackalScreenWatcher, JackalSteal, JackalWorm.
Operations performed	2022	Mind the (air) gap: GoldenJackal gooses government guardrails <https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/mind-air-gap-goldenjackal-gooses-government-guardrails/>
Information	<https://securelist.com/goldenjackal-apt-group/109677/>

Last change to this card: 24 October 2024

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