Silence

Also known as: Silence, Whisper Spider

Silence is a financially motivated threat actor targeting financial institutions in different countries. The group was first seen in June 2016. Their main targets reside in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Poland and Kazakhstan. They compromised various banking systems, including the Russian Central Bank’s Automated Workstation Client, ATMs, and card processing. Cyber Forensicator Silence Jan 2019 SecureList Silence Nov 2017

🧭 ATT&CK G0091

Introduction

Silence is a financially motivated threat actor targeting financial institutions in different countries. The group was first seen in June 2016. Their main targets reside in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Poland and Kazakhstan. They compromised various banking systems, including the Russian Central Bank’s Automated Workstation Client, ATMs, and card processing. Cyber Forensicator Silence Jan 2019 SecureList Silence Nov 2017

Activities and Tactics

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Notable Campaigns

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Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)

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Notable Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)

No curated IOCs are currently published for this actor. This section will be updated when stable, attributable indicators are available.

Malware and Tools

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Attribution and Evidence

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References

[1] MITRE ATT&CK MITRE ATT&CK entry [2] Cyber Forensicator Silence Jan 2019 [3] SecureList Silence Nov 2017