Security News > 2023 > May > GoldenJackal state hackers silently attacking govts since 2019
A relatively unknown advanced persistent threat group named 'GoldenJackal' has been targeting government and diplomatic entities in Asia since 2019 for espionage.
Kaspersky has been tracking GoldenJackal since 2020, and today reports that the threat actors have had notable activity in Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, and Turkey.
"GoldenJackal is an APT group, active since 2019, that usually targets government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia," explains Kaspersky.
While Kaspersky's analysts have noticed code and TTP similarities with Turla, they track GoldenJackal as a separate activity cluster.
According to Kaspersky, GoldenJackal employs a set of custom.
In conclusion, GoldenJackal has been carefully using an extensive set of custom tools against a limited number of victims to carry out what Kaspersky believes are long-term espionage operations.