Moses Staff — Hacktivist Profile
Moses Staff is a suspected Iranian threat group that has primarily targeted Israeli companies since at least September 2021. Moses Staff openly stated their motivation in attacking Israeli companies is to cause damage by leaking stolen sensitive data and encrypting the victim's networks without a ransom demand. Security researchers assess Moses Staff is politically motivated, and has targeted government, finance, travel, energy, manufacturing, and utility companies outside of Israel as well, including those in Italy, India, Germany, Chile, Turkey, the UAE, and the US.Description reproduced from MITRE ATT&CK. © The MITRE Corporation, reproduced and distributed with permission.
Also tracked as
DEV-0500, Abraham's Ax, COBALT SAPLING, Marigold Sandstorm, VENGEFUL KITTEN
IntelFusions coverage (2)
- Abraham's Ax Linked to Moses Staff: COBALT SAPLING Operates Dual Hacktivist Personas Targeting Israel and Saudi Arabia 2026-02-16 · Nation-State
- MosesStaff Technical Analysis: PyDCrypt Loader and DCSrv Wiper Use DiskCryptor for Ideologically Motivated Destruction Without Ransom 2026-02-16 · Nation-State
Tools & malware
- DCSrv Ransomware
- PsExec Remote Execution
- PyDCrypt Wiper
- StrifeWater Backdoor