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Other threat group: NetSec, USDoD

Names	NetSec (self given) ScarFace_TheOne (self given) USDoD (self given)
Country	Spain
Motivation	Financial gain
First seen	2020
Description	(Cyble) During our Deepweb search in various forums, security researchers at the Lab identified a prolific TA going by the name NetSec aka ScarFace_TheOne aka Scarfac33 and targeting the U.S. infrastructure. Our research indicated that the TA has been active on the forum for over two years, taking part in various cyberattacks with diverse geographical and dynamic industry footprints. The TA’s malicious cyber activities have helped earn an aggressive reputation, besides resulting in the TA being widely endorsed and acclaimed by other notable malicious actors such as Pompompurin, Holistic-K1ller, and IPegFemBoys.
Observed	Sectors: Defense. Countries: USA.
Tools used
Operations performed	Dec 2022	FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked <ttps://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/12/fbis-vetted-info-sharing-network-infragard-hacked/>
	Sep 2023	Airbus investigates data leak allegedly involving thousands of suppliers <https://therecord.media/airbus-data-leak-suppliers-breachedforums>
	Apr 2024	Hackers leak 2.7 billion data records with Social Security numbers <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-leak-27-billion-data-records-with-social-security-numbers/>
	Jul 2024	Hacktivist Entity USDoD Claims to Have Leaked CrowdStrike’s Threat Actor List <https://www.crowdstrike.com/en-us/blog/hacktivist-usdod-claims-to-have-leaked-threat-actor-list/>
Counter operations	Oct 2024	Operation “Data Breach” USDoD hacker behind National Public Data breach arrested in Brazil <https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/usdod-hacker-behind-national-public-data-breach-arrested-in-brazil/>
Information	<https://cyble.com/blog/u-s-armed-forces-and-defense-industrial-base-under-cyber-attack/> <https://www.databreaches.net/im-not-pro-russia-and-im-not-a-terrorist-infragard-and-airbus-hacker-usdod-unveils-his-new-campaigns/> <https://socradar.io/unmasking-usdod-the-enigma-of-the-cyber-realm/> <https://hackread.com/usdod-hacker-ssn-leak-reveals-brazilian-citizen/>

Last change to this card: 24 October 2024

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