Threat Actor Profile
High
APT
Description
WIRTE is a threat group that has been active since at least August 2018. WIRTE has targeted government, diplomatic, financial, military, legal, and technology organizations in the Middle East and Europe.(Citation: Lab52 WIRTE Apr 2019)(Citation: Kaspersky WIRTE November 2021)
Confidence Score
Known Aliases
WIRTE
Tags
mitre-attack
stix-2.1
intrusion-set
First Seen
Unknown
Last Updated
Unknown
Active Status
ActiveCreated
April 29, 2026
MITRE ATT&CK Techniques (11)
Indicators of Compromise
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STIX Data
{'aliases': ['WIRTE'],
'created': '2019-05-24T17:02:44.226Z',
'created_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'description': '[WIRTE](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0090) is a threat '
'group that has been active since at least August 2018. '
'[WIRTE](https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0090) has targeted '
'government, diplomatic, financial, military, legal, and '
'technology organizations in the Middle East and '
'Europe.(Citation: Lab52 WIRTE Apr 2019)(Citation: Kaspersky '
'WIRTE November 2021)',
'external_references': [{'external_id': 'G0090',
'source_name': 'mitre-attack',
'url': 'https://attack.mitre.org/groups/G0090'},
{'description': '(Citation: Lab52 WIRTE Apr 2019)',
'source_name': 'WIRTE'},
{'description': 'S2 Grupo. (2019, April 2). WIRTE '
'Group attacking the Middle East. '
'Retrieved May 24, 2019.',
'source_name': 'Lab52 WIRTE Apr 2019',
'url': 'https://lab52.io/blog/wirte-group-attacking-the-middle-east/'},
{'description': 'Yamout, M. (2021, November 29). '
'WIRTE’s campaign in the Middle East '
'‘living off the land’ since at least '
'2019. Retrieved February 1, 2022.',
'source_name': 'Kaspersky WIRTE November 2021',
'url': 'https://securelist.com/wirtes-campaign-in-the-middle-east-living-off-the-land-since-at-least-2019/105044'}],
'id': 'intrusion-set--f8cb7b36-62ef-4488-8a6d-a7033e3271c1',
'modified': '2025-04-16T20:37:32.959Z',
'name': 'WIRTE',
'object_marking_refs': ['marking-definition--fa42a846-8d90-4e51-bc29-71d5b4802168'],
'revoked': False,
'spec_version': '2.1',
'type': 'intrusion-set',
'x_mitre_attack_spec_version': '3.2.0',
'x_mitre_contributors': ['Lab52 by S2 Grupo'],
'x_mitre_deprecated': False,
'x_mitre_domains': ['enterprise-attack'],
'x_mitre_modified_by_ref': 'identity--c78cb6e5-0c4b-4611-8297-d1b8b55e40b5',
'x_mitre_version': '2.0'}