MoustachedBouncer

    BelarusState-sponsoredUnknown

    Observation period

    8

    Techniques

    0

    Reports

    Latest observed activity
    No dated reports available
    First observed
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    Profile

    MoustachedBouncer is a cyberespionage group discovered by ESET Research and first publicly disclosed in August 2023. The group has been active since at least 2014 and only targets foreign embassies in Belarus. Since 2020, MoustachedBouncer has most likely been able to perform adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks at the ISP level, within Belarus, in order to compromise its targets. The group uses two separate toolsets that we have named NightClub and Disco.

    Relevance for Germany, Austria and Switzerland

    medium

    Assessment based on target countries according to MISP Galaxy (CFR Cyber Operations Tracker).

    Target sectors according to source

    • Government

    Target countries according to source Europe, Eastern Europe, South Asia, Northeast Africa

    MITRE ATT&CK techniques

    Observed techniques per ATT&CK Enterprise and ICS. Each technique links to the ATT&CK knowledge base.

    Software / tooling used

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