Ayyıldız Tim

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Also known as: Crescent and Star, Ayyıldız Tim, THUNDERBOLT JACKAL

Ayyıldız (Crescent and Star) Tim is a nationalist hacking group founded in 2002. It performs defacements and DDoS attacks against the websites of governments that it considers to be repressing Muslim minorities or engaged in Islamophobic policies.

🌍 Country Turkey
Risk Level High
🎯 Incident Type Denial of service
Government, Administration

Introduction

Ayyıldız (Crescent and Star) Tim is a nationalist hacking group founded in 2002. It performs defacements and DDoS attacks against the websites of governments that it considers to be repressing Muslim minorities or engaged in Islamophobic policies.

Activities and Tactics

Targeted Sectors: Government, Administration

Country of Origin: 🇹🇷 Turkey

Risk Level: High

Incident Type: Denial of service

Notable Campaigns

Information pending cataloguing.

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs)

Information pending cataloguing.

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

  • Hacking Team UEFI Rootkit

Attribution and Evidence

Country of Origin: Turkey Additional attribution information pending cataloguing.

References

References pending cataloguing.